1 C1 informal
To remove meat or flesh from a bone or carcass during food preparation.
"Once the chicken had cooled down, she picked all the meat off the bones for the soup."
separable
meat off
C1 informal separable transitive
To remove meat from a bone or cut of meat, typically while preparing food.
In plain English
Take the meat or flesh off a bone when you are cooking or preparing food.
What does "meat off" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To remove meat from a surface — fully transparent.
Actually means
Take the meat or flesh off a bone when you are cooking or preparing food.
Usage tip
This is a very informal, colloquial expression rather than a widely established phrasal verb. It is more commonly heard in kitchen or cooking conversations. Speakers may also say 'get the meat off' or 'take the meat off.' Not standard in formal culinary instruction.
Words that pair with "meat off"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
bone carcass ribs chicken turkey frame
How to conjugate "meat off"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
meat off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
meats off
he/she/it
Past simple
meated off
yesterday
Past participle
meated off
have + pp
-ing form
meating off
continuous
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