cold cuts vs meat

cold cuts and meat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cold cuts	Yes	No	No	No
meat	Yes	No	No	No

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

cold cuts: sliced assorted cold meats
meat: the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

cold cuts (noun)	meat (noun)
sliced assorted cold meats	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