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beef
[ beef ]
noun
- the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- an adult cow, steer, or bull raised for its meat.
- Informal.
- brawn; muscular strength.
- strength; power.
- weight, as of a person.
- human flesh.
- Slang.
- a complaint.
- an argument or dispute.
verb (used without object)
- Slang. to complain; grumble.
verb phrase
- to add strength, numbers, force, etc., to; strengthen:
During the riots, the nighttime patrol force was beefed up with volunteers.
- to increase or add to:
to beef up our fringe benefits.
beef
/ ː /
noun
- the flesh of various bovine animals, esp the cow, when killed for eating
- 𱹱ː an adult ox, bull, cow, etc, reared for its meat
- informal.human flesh, esp when muscular
- beefs a complaint
verb
- slang.intr to complain, esp repeatedly
he was beefing about his tax
- informal.troften foll byup to strengthen; reinforce
Other Word Forms
- l adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of beef1
Word History and Origins
Origin of beef1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with beef , also see where's the beef .Example Sentences
They slow-cook the beef in Indonesian spices for four hours before layering it with sauerkraut, mayo, sweet mustard, and pickles on sourdough.
Many American farmers use growth hormones as a standard part of their beef production, something that was banned in the UK and the European Union in the 1980s.
In hindsight, he said he wished he had prepared his Kindle e-reader with more reading material - and packed a lot more beef jerky.
Star Walker’s grass-fed organic beef brisket is the kind of ingredient that turns a slow Saturday into a culinary adventure.
He said he believed the incoming changes in online safety laws mean online platforms would beef up their age verification processes.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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