joint

verb [T]

/dʒɔɪnt/

Definition

› to cut meat into large pieces ready for cookingPreparing animals and fish for cooking

(Definition of joint verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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joint noun (DRUG)
joint noun (MEAT)
joint noun (PLACE)
joint resolution noun
joint venture noun
joint verb
joint-stock company noun
jointed adjective (BODY)
jointed adjective (CONNECTION)
joist noun
jojoba noun

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joint adjective
joint noun (BODY)
joint noun (CONNECTION)
joint noun (MEAT)
joint noun (PLACE)
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put sth out of joint idiom
put sb's nose out of joint idiom

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SMART Thesaurus: Preparing animals & fish for cooking

Synonyms and related words:

bone verb (FOOD)
boneless adjective
butcher verb
butchery noun
clean verb
disembowel verb
fillet verb
gut verb (REMOVE ORGANS)
pluck verb (REMOVE)
render sth down phrasal verb
rendering noun (OF DEAD ANIMALS)
shuck verb
skewer verb
skin verb
skinless adjective
tenderize verb
truss verb

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