Meat vs. Moat — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Meat and Moat
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Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted and killed animals for meat since prehistoric times.
Moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices.
Meat
The edible flesh of animals, especially that of mammals as opposed to that of fish or poultry.
Moat
A deep wide ditch, usually filled with water, typically surrounding a fortified medieval town, fortress, or castle as a protection against assault.
Meat
The edible part, as of a piece of fruit or a nut.
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Moat
A ditch similar to one surrounding a fortification
A moat separates the animals in the zoo from the spectators.
Meat
The essence, substance, or gist
The meat of the editorial.
Moat
To surround with or as if with a moat.
Meat
(Slang) Something that one enjoys or excels in; a forte
Tennis is his meat.
Moat
A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
Meat
Nourishment; food
"Love is not all.
Moat
An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, because of the nature of its products, services or franchise or for some other reason.
Meat
The human body regarded as an object of sexual desire.
Moat
A circular lowland between a resurgent dome and the walls of the caldera surrounding it.
Meat
The genitals.
Moat
(meteorology) A clear ring outside the eyewall of a tropical cyclone.
Meat
(uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.
The homesteading teenager shot a deer to supply his family with wild meat for the winter.
Moat
(obsolete) A hill or mound.
Meat
(countable) A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance.
The butchery's profit rate on various meats varies greatly.
Moat
(transitive) To surround with a moat.
Meat
Food, for animals or humans, especially solid food. See also meat and drink.
Moat
A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.
Meat
A type of food, a dish.
Moat
To surround with a moat.
Meat
(archaic) A meal.
Moat
Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
Meat
(obsolete) Meal; flour.
Meat
(uncountable) Any relatively thick, solid part of a fruit, nut etc.
The apple looked fine on the outside, but the meat was not very firm.
Meat
(slang) A penis.
Meat
(colloquial) The best or most substantial part of something.
We recruited him right from the meat of our competitor.
Meat
(sports) The sweet spot of a bat or club (in cricket, golf, baseball etc.).
He hit it right on the meat of the bat.
Meat
(slang) A meathead.
Throw it in here, meat.
Meat
(Australian Aboriginal) A totem, or (by metonymy) a clan or clansman which uses it.
Meat
Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an egg.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, . . . to you it shall be for meat.
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you.
Meat
The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without meat.
Meat
Dinner; the chief meal.
Meat
To supply with food.
His shield well lined, his horses meated well.
Meat
The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
Meat
The inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone;
Black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell
Meat
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
The gist of the prosecutor's argument
The heart and soul of the Republican Party
The nub of the story
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