bare bones vs meat

bare bones and meat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bare bones	Yes	No	No	No
meat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, meat is a hypernym of bare bones; that is, meat is a word with a broader meaning than bare bones:

bare bones: (plural) the most basic facts or elements
meat: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

bare bones (noun)	meat (noun)
(plural) the most basic facts or elements	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
	the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone