beef

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UK /biːf/ US /bif/

noun 5verb 5adj 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

medium, rare, well done

I always order my beef medium rare at that steakhouse because it stays juicy.

roast

corned, minced, salted

I bought some corned beef at the deli to make sandwiches for lunch.

QUANT

bit, piece, slice | fillet, joint, rib, side

VERB + BEEF

eat | boil, braise, cook, fry, roast, stew

carve, cut

The butcher cut the beef into thick steaks for the restaurant order.

BEEF + NOUN

stew, stock | cattle | farmer | industry, production

Definitions

noun

The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.

I love eating beef.

He was cooking beef for lunch.

The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.

lean finely textured beef

boneless lean beef trimmings

The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.

Put some beef into it! We've got to get the car over the bump.

We've got to get some beef into the enforcement provisions of that law.

The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.

The beef of his paper was a long rant about government.

Bovine animals.

However, there were millions of head of beef roaming the plains of Texas.

verb

To complain.

“Don't you like the Red Room?” “The Red Room!” I gathered from his manner that he had not come to beef about his sleeping accommodation.

"Who's Precious?" she beefed when she saw the big tattoo running down my inner arm.

To add weight or strength to.

First off, the axle housing was beefed by welding areas where extreme loading is evident (black marked areas).

To fart; break wind.

Ugh, who just beefed in here?

To cry.

David was beefing last night after Ruth told him off.

To fail or mess up.

I beefed my presentation hard yesterday.

adj

Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.

We bought three beef calves this morning.

Producing or known for raising lots of beef.

beef farms

beef country

Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient.

beef stew

Beefy; powerful; robust.

Wow, your audio setup is beef!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — informal terms for objecting

noun — meat from an adult domestic bovine

boeuf

verb — complain

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

where's the beef

Where is the content? So what?

beef to the hoof

fat, chubby, particularly with fat legs.

what's the beef

Why are you complaining? What are you complaining about?

I don't eat beef

Indicates that the speaker does not eat beef.

squash the beef

To resolve a grudge.

How you gonna explain fuckin' a man? Even if we squash the beef, I ain't touchin' your hand

Example Bank

I love eating beef.

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He was cooking beef for lunch.

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But the cars & trucks held cartons of roast chickens, slabs of cheeses, loaves of bread, racks of hotdogs, case upon case of soft drinks, cases of bottled sparkling water, pies, cakes, roast beefs & b

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“Don't you like the Red Room?” “The Red Room!” I gathered from his manner that he had not come to beef about his sleeping accommodation.

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"Who's Precious?" she beefed when she saw the big tattoo running down my inner arm.

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First off, the axle housing was beefed by welding areas where extreme loading is evident (black marked areas).

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Usage Notes

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