meat and meet are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. meat means “the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food”. meet means “come together”.
/ˈmit/
1.n.the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
2.n.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”
3.n.the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
“the gist of the prosecutor's argument”
/ˈmit/
| meat | meet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈmit/ | /ˈmit/ |
| Said | meet | meet |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | verb, noun, adjective |
| Senses | 3 | 13 |
| How common | Core | Core |
| Synonyms | none recorded | run into, encounter, run across |
Full entry for meat · Full entry for meet · More comparisons
1.v.come together
“I'll probably see you at the meeting”
2.v.get together socially or for a specific purpose
3.v.be adjacent or come together
“The lines converge at this point”