a part; a fragment; a portion.-the portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal.-grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.-any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated.-to sprinkle with, or as with, meal.-to pulverize; as, mealed powder.