meat

meat
noun
ADJECTIVE
fresh
bad, rancid, rotten, rotting

That meat smells rotten.

tender

Simmer the meat for 30 minutes until tender.

tough
lean
fatty
dark, red, white
raw, uncooked
rare, undercooked
cooked, cured, dried, grilled, processed, roast, salted, smoked
cold

a plate of cold meats

frozen
ground (AmE), mince (usually mincemeat) (esp. BrE), minced
canned, lunch (usually lunchmeat) (AmE), luncheon, potted, tinned (BrE)
hamburger (esp. AmE), sausage (esp. BrE)
organic
halal, kosher
crab, goat, horse, etc.
… OF MEAT
bit, chunk, lump, piece, slab, slice
cut, joint (BrE)

She always buys the cheaper cuts of meat.

VERB + MEAT
consume, eat

The animals do not hunt and rarely consume meat.

Do you eat meat?

chew, chew on
barbecue, cook, fry, grill, roast, stew

Fry the meat in a little olive oil.

marinate
tenderize
brown, seal (BrE)

Turn the meat frequently to brown it.

chop, cube (esp. BrE), cut, dice, grind (AmE), mince
bone
carve, slice
MEAT + VERB
be off (esp. BrE), go off, rot, spoil (esp. AmE)

The meat has gone off.

MEAT + NOUN
ball (usually meatballs), broth (esp. AmE), dish, loaf, patty (esp. AmE), pie (esp. BrE), stew

recipes for simple meat dishes

products
market
cleaver, grinder (AmE) (mincer in BrE), slicer, tenderizer
hook
locker (esp. AmE)

It was so cold, it was like a meat locker.

cutter, packer (both AmE)

He eventually found employment as a meat cutter.

eater

I'm not a great meat eater.

content (esp. BrE)

These pies have a low meat content.

packing (AmE), production
consumption

Canada's meat consumption


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