"She had to meat out penalties for crimes."
This use of the word 'meat', is that used correctly?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
2007-02-05 11:02:04 · 13 answers · asked by sportbest 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I don't think it is. I think the word is mete.
Mete : to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually fol. by out): to mete out punishment.
2007-02-05 11:05:40 · answer #1 · answered by zyllee 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
this is the wrong use of the word meat - to mete out somethign means to distribute
mete 1 Pronunciation (mt)
tr.v. met·ed, met·ing, metes
1. To distribute by or as if by measure; allot: mete out justice.
2. Archaic To measure.
[Middle English meten, from Old English metan; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
2007-02-05 19:13:52 · answer #2 · answered by keyboardelephant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sentence is grammatically correct but your spelling is not.
The word is "mete", not "meat", when it refers to measuring or portioning. Also, there are two m's in "grammatically".
2007-02-05 19:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by nradudeman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I looked up definitions of "meat" and could find nothing that would work in that sentence.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meat
2007-02-05 19:08:00 · answer #4 · answered by lou53053 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. This is because you used the word meat. The word is meant to be "meet" not "meat". That is unless you want to eat her! :) LOL!
2007-02-05 19:06:39 · answer #5 · answered by 4815162342 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you're talking about "meeting someone or something" then it's spelled MEET. Meat is only used for meat you eat.
2007-02-05 19:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by patchouligirl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the only thing i found on meat is "something that one enjoys or excels in" besides the food and other junk... so im guessing no its not used correctly
2007-02-05 19:07:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah that makes sense to me. It means that she had to really dig deeply into the subjective interpretations of the law to have someone arrested. Usually, when someone wasn't raped and wants to turn sex into a rape for her benefit, she will look into the "meat" or "details" of the law to change the consentual sex into inconsentual sex and hence rape.
2007-02-05 19:10:41 · answer #8 · answered by Tones 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-02-05 19:04:54 · answer #9 · answered by Ryan S 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it should be mete (as in meter). Otherwise, the sentence is great.
2007-02-05 19:09:52 · answer #10 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋