1. the flesh of an animal used as food
2. the most important or interesting part of something
Usage: figurative

Examples

• We’re having chicken and vegetables for dinner tonight.
• The butcher sells fresh meat daily.
• She doesn’t eat meat because she’s a vegetarian.
• Red meat includes beef, pork, and lamb.
• The meat of his argument was very convincing.
• Let’s get to the meat of the discussion.
• The book’s first chapter contains the real meat of the story.