What does meat mean in cooking?

meat means: 1. Animals that are used to eat flesh, muscles and fat. 2. Nuts’ edible parts. (in Cooking Dictionary)

What else does meat mean?

• Consumption of the edible flesh of animals, particularly mammals. (in Merlin Dictionary)
• A piece of fruit, or a nut that is edible. (in Merlin Dictionary)
• Gist is the essence, substance or nature of something. (in Merlin Dictionary)
• A forte is something that someone enjoys and excels at; (in Merlin Dictionary)
• Consider the human body as a object of sexual desire. (in Merlin Dictionary)
• ( Meat and potatoes (The fundamental or partial parts; the base. (in Merlin Dictionary)