meat (original) (raw)
Meaning of meat in English
meat noun (FOOD)
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- The meat produced from a pig is called pork, bacon, or ham.
- The crisis has led to price rises in basic foodstuffs, such as meat, cheese, and sugar.
- Fry the meat quickly in hot oil to seal in the flavour/juices.
- In Britain, the traditional Sunday lunch consists of roast meat, potatoes and other vegetables.
- I haven't had time to cook, so we're just having cold meat and salad.
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meat noun (INTEREST)
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(Definition of meat from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of meat
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The characteristic aroma of different meats is also attributed to the unique combinations of water-soluble and lipid components found in each species5.
Respondents were asked about consumption of many foods, including frankfurters but not sliced deli meats.
In two cohort studies strong associations were demonstrated between being a case and consuming sandwiches containing cold cooked meats either from the suspect food premises or premises supplied by them.
The second strain was detected at higher levels and in deli meats that are routinely eaten without heating [14] ; it is also a serotype that commonly causes human illness [3].
They have decided to buy their meats from farmers they know for this reason, and because they can ®nd out what the animals were fed and how they were raised.
The present request applies to imported canned meats other than these.
Residues of antibiotics, other veterinary medicines and banned substances in meats imported from third countries are controlled at two levels.
Will they run the same risk with cooked meats?
We have not banned cooked meats for the reasons that have been stated.
Why has it not been decided to ban all meats coming in?
By some meats or other we must have an increased supply of fresh blood.
The private trade in canned meats also began in 1950.
In the first half of 1950, only just over 22,000 tons of canned meats came into the country.
Most of the canned meats on sale in this country are already subject to price control.
The price of fish, like those of other meats, has been depressed over the last year or 18 months.
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Collocations with meat
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We have smelled a bit of meat and may have had our opinions on what it is.
The narrator speculates about "infamous buffalo meat" (98).
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Translations of meat
in Chinese (Traditional)
食物, （可食用的）肉, （某一種）食用肉…
in Chinese (Simplified)
食物, （可食用的）肉, （某一种）食用肉…
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carne, carne [feminine, singular]…
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carne, carne [feminine]…
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viande [feminine], (de) viande…
ஒரு விலங்கின் சதை உணவாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும்போது / உணவிற்க்காக பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு விலங்கின் சதை (மாமிசம்)…
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