Definition of beef Beef
/biˈf/ - [beef] - beef
We found 27 definitions of beef from 9 different sources.
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What does beef mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: beeves |
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| beef - cattle that are reared for their meat | ||
| beef cattle | ||
| bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" | ||
| longhorn, texas longhorn long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States | ||
| santa gertrudis Brahman and shorthorn crossbreed of red cattle; hardy in hot regions | ||
| aberdeen angus, black angus, angus black hornless breed from Scotland | ||
| charolais large white or cream-colored breed from France | ||
| shorthorn, durham English breed of short-horned cattle | ||
| galloway breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland | ||
| hereford, whiteface hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States | ||
| beef - meat from an adult domestic bovine | ||
| boeuf | ||
| meat the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food | ||
| bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" | ||
| cut of beef cut of meat from beef cattle | ||
| beef loin cut of meat from a loin of beef | ||
| ground beef, hamburger beef that has been ground | ||
| bully beef, corn beef, corned beef beef cured or pickled in brine | ||
| beef - informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" | ||
| gripe, kick, bitch, squawk | ||
| objection (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality | ||
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Wiktionary 
- beef (Noun)
The meat from a cow, bull or other bovines. - beef (Noun)
The edible portions of a cow including those which are not meat. - beef (Noun)
lean finely textured beef . - beef (Noun)
boneless lean beef trimmings . - beef (Noun)
Bovine animals. - beef (Noun)
A single bovine cow or bull being raised for its meat. - beef (Noun)
A complaint or disagreement. - beef (Noun)
Muscle, effort, force. - beef (Verb)
To complain. - beef (Verb)
To add weight or strength to, usually as beef up . - beef (Verb)
To fart. - beef (Adjective)
Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat. - beef (Adjective)
Producing or known for raising lots of beef. - beef (Adjective)
Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- beef (n.)
An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, B. taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food. - beef (n.)
The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food. - beef (n.)
Applied colloquially to human flesh. - beef (a.)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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beef
The flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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beef
bēf, n. the flesh of an ox or cow:—pl. Beeves, used in original sense, oxen.—adj. consisting of beef.—ns. Beef′-eat′er (bēf′-ēt′ėr), a popular name for a yeoman of the sovereign's guard, also of the warders of the Tower of London [the obvious ety. is the right one, there being no such form as buffetier, connected with buffet, a sideboard, as often stated]; Beef′iness; Beef′steak, a thick slice of beef for broiling or frying; Beef′tea, a stimulating rather than nutritious food for invalids, being the juice of beef strained off, after simmering chopped beef in water.—adjs. Beef′-wit′ted, Beef′-brained, dull or heavy in wits: stupid.—n. Beef′-wood, an Australian wood, of reddish colour, used in cabinetwork.—adj. Beef′y, like beef, fleshy, stolid. [O. Fr. boef (Fr. bœuf)—L. bos, bovis; cf. Gr. bous, Gael. bò, Sans. go, A.S. cú.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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beef
A figurative term for strength.--More beef! more men on.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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beef
To cry beef; to give the alarm. They have cried beef on us. Cant.--To be in a man's beef; to wound him with a sword. To be in a woman's beef; to have carnal knowledge of her. Say you bought your beef of me, a jocular request from a butcher to a fat man, implying that he credits the butcher who serves him.
Wikipedia 
- Beef is a type of meat. Beef comes from cows. There are different kinds of beef. Beef is quite popular in Argentina and the United States. Beef derives from the German word 'beife', meaning grazing beast. In the faith of Hinduism, it is forbidden to eat beef. Although Sikhs can eat beef, Sikhs in India do not eat beef out of respect for Hindus.
