Cut of meat and Side of meat

Cut of meat noun - A piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass.

Side of meat and cut of meat are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Side of meat" with "Cut of meat", this phrases are similar.

Side of meat noun - A lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food.

Cut of meat and side of meat are semantically related. You can use "Cut of meat" instead a noun phrase "Side of meat".