meal
noun
uk/miːl/ us [ C ]
an occasion when food is eaten, or the food which is eaten on such an occasion:
go out/take sb out for a meal He took the whole team out for a meal at the end of the project.
have/eat a meal I have my main meal at midday.
a heavy/light/hot meal
a three-course meal
[ U ]
a substance which has been crushed to make a rough powder, especially plant seeds crushed to make flour or for animal food:
bone meal
soya meal
See also
ready meal