feast vs meal

feast and meal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feast	Yes	No	Yes	No
meal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, meal is a hypernym of feast; that is, meal is a word with a broader meaning than feast:

Other hypernyms of feast include repast.

feast (noun)	meal (noun)
something experienced with great delight	the food served and eaten at one time
an elaborate party (often outdoors)	coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed	any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times
a ceremonial dinner party for many people

feast (verb)	meal (verb)
partake in a feast or banquet
provide a feast or banquet for
gratify