noun
plural meals
[count] the foods eaten or prepared for eating at one time
a time or occasion when food is eaten :the act or time of eating a meal
make a meal (out) of
to eat (a particular food) as your meal without anything else
Brit informal :to do (something) in a way that makes it seem more important or difficult than it really is
noun
[noncount] a coarse flour made from ground seeds - see also cornmeal
something that looks or feels like meal - see also bonemeal - compare 1meal
US