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Meaning of meal

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

meal

Pronunciation:/miːl/[miːʟ̩]

noun

Definitions

  1. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).

    Example: Breakfast is the morning meal, lunch is the noon meal, and dinner, or supper, is the evening meal.

  2. Food served or eaten as a repast.

  3. A time or an occasion.

meal

Pronunciation:/miːl/[miːʟ̩]

noun

Definitions

  1. The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour or a coarser blend than flour.

verb

Definitions

  1. To yield or be plentiful in meal.

meal

Pronunciation:/miːl/[miːʟ̩]

noun

Definitions

  1. A speck or spot.

  2. A part; a fragment; a portion.

verb

Definitions

  1. To defile or taint.