cut of meat vs meat

cut of meat and meat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cut of meat	Yes	No	No	No
meat	Yes	No	No	No

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

cut of meat: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
meat: the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

cut of meat (noun)	meat (noun)
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass	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