Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - mince

~1 v 1 to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces, usually in a machine  (minced lamb) 2 to walk in an unnatural way, taking short steps and moving your hips + across/down/along etc  (She minced across the hall to her desk.) 3 not mince matters/your words to say exactly what you think even if this may offend people  (He's a brash New Yorker who doesn't mince his words.) ~2 n BrE meat, especially beef, that has been cut into very small pieces using a special machine; ground beef AmE