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Common collocations with meal in American Collocation

meal noun

US /mil/

good

decent
delicious
excellent
gourmet
lovely
sumptuous
tasty

After our delicious meal, we prepared for the afternoon excursion.

small/large

big
hearty
heavy
light
slap-up
snack
square

The Green Lounge Cafe is the ideal place for a hearty meal, cup of tea or a quick snack.

School dinner is often the only square meal they get in the day.

biggest meal in the day

main

We have our main meal in the evening.

healthy

balanced
healthy
nourishing
nutritious

A consistent effort to eat healthy meals is the key to losing weight.

how many courses

two-course, 3-course etc

The price for the four-course meal (excluding wine) has been set at £35.

fresh/not fresh

frozen
home-cooked
prepared
ready-cooked
ready-made

The company is also looking into the provision of ready-cooked frozen meals.

cooked and served hot

hot

We will ensure that a hot meal is delivered to every old person every day.

where people serve themselves from a table

buffet

A buffet meal will be served in the course of the evening.

served on a plane

in-flight

Huge savings can be made by not serving in-flight meals.

cook a meal

cook
prepare

Everyone takes a turn in helping to cook one evening meal.

eat a meal

digest
eat
have
snatch

Be regular in your meal times and eat your main meal in the middle of the day.

I usually snatched my meals in the canteen, when time allowed.

order a meal

order

I can read a newspaper in French and order a meal in a French restaurant.

miss a meal

miss
skip

Eat regularly and do not skip meals.

provide a meal

provide
serve

A total of some 400 meals are served each working day.