American Sign Language: meat, steak, flesh, content MEAT: Grab the fleshy part of your left hand with the index finger and thumb of your right hand. The left hand doesn't move. The right hand wiggles a bit as if getting a good grip on the meat. This sign means "meat" in general, but in context it can be used for "steak" or "flesh." This is also a fairly common sign for "content." Sample sentence: Do you like meat? Related sign: BEEF Related sign: COW Discussion: On rare occasions you may see MEAT used to mean "context" however I recommend you use one of the more current / depictive signs for context. See CONTEXT. You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) For a list of various ways to donate see: https://www.Lifeprint.com/donate Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore." Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (low cost / high quality courses) CHECK IT OUT > A must see!: ASL University's YouTube playlist ►

American Sign Language: meat, steak, flesh, content

MEAT:

Grab the fleshy part of your left hand with the index finger and thumb of your right hand. The left hand doesn't move. The right hand wiggles a bit as if getting a good grip on the meat. This sign means "meat" in general, but in context it can be used for "steak" or "flesh." This is also a fairly common sign for "content."

Sample sentence: Do you like meat?

Related sign: BEEF
Related sign: COW

Discussion: On rare occasions you may see MEAT used to mean "context" however I recommend you use one of the more current / depictive signs for context. See CONTEXT.

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

For a list of various ways to donate see: https://www.Lifeprint.com/donate

Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore."

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (low cost / high quality courses) CHECK IT OUT >

A must see!: ASL University's YouTube playlist ►