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meal

6 definitions • 15 examples
1
an occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such an occasion:

Examples:

a hot meal
a three-course meal
a heavy (= large) meal
a light (= small) meal
I have my main meal at midday.
How about coming over for a meal sometime?
2
a substance that has been crushed to make a rough powder, especially plant seeds crushed to make flour or for animal food:

Examples:

bone meal
corn meal
3
an occasion when food is served or eaten, esp. breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or the food itself on such an occasion:

Examples:

I don’t enjoy preparing three meals a day every day.
4
a substance that has been crushed to make a rough powder, esp. plant seeds crushed to make flour or for animal food
5
an occasion when food is eaten, or the food which is eaten on such an occasion:

Examples:

go out/take sb out for a meal He took the whole team out for a meal at the end of the project.
have/eat a meal I have my main meal at midday.
a heavy/light/hot meal
a three-course meal
6
a substance which has been crushed to make a rough powder, especially plant seeds crushed to make flour or for animal food:

Examples:

bone meal
soya meal

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