meat

«meat» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the flesh of animals, such as cows, pigs, sheep and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (meat — uncountable; meats for types)

meaning for a pupil

Meat is the flesh of animals, such as cows, pigs, sheep and chickens, eaten as food. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In older English "meat" meant any food, not only flesh. Here it means food that was prepared for a meal. Interpretation: Later Jewish law has rules about which meat may be eaten (kosher) and forbids mixing meat with milk. Those rules are not in this verse, where "meat" simply means food. In the primary lessons: In health and food, meat gives us protein, which helps build muscles; a balanced diet can include meat, fish, beans and eggs. In safety, raw meat can carry germs, so keep it away from other food, wash hands and chopping boards after touching it, and cook it all the way through (no pink chicken). In science, animals that eat mainly meat are carnivores. People who don't eat meat are vegetarians; vegans eat no animal products at all.

examples

• And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house: 'Bring the men into the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men shall dine with me at noon.' (Torah GEN.43.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. (Writings PRO.9.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• If the men of my tent said not: 'Who can find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat?' (Writings JOB.31.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• We had meat and vegetables for dinner. tree →
• Wash your hands after touching raw meat. tree →
• Make sure the chicken meat is cooked all the way through. tree →
• Lions are carnivores; they eat meat. tree →
• My sister doesn't eat meat; she's vegetarian. tree →
• Keep raw meat on the bottom shelf of the fridge. tree →
• Beef is meat from cows. tree →
• "Some wine and meat," she replied. tree →

note

Uncountable: «some meat», «a piece of meat», not «a meat». Homophone: «meet» (to come together with someone). Names differ from the animal: beef (cow), pork/ham/bacon (pig), lamb/mutton (sheep), venison (deer); chicken stays chicken.

In the corpora

• She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
• If the men of my tent said not: 'Who can find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat?'
• In many countries it is against the law to feed pigs kitchen leftovers, because meat scraps can spread serious pig diseases.
• Red foxes live on more continents than any other wild meat-eating mammal, and many live in cities such as London.
• Tasmanian devils are the biggest living meat-eating marsupials and scavenge as well as hunt.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «meat» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.