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beef
I. \ˈbēf\ noun
(plural beefs \-ēfs\ ; or beeves \-ēvz\ ; also beef ; see numbered senses)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French buef ox, beef, from Latin bov-, bos head of cattle — more at cow
1. : the flesh of a steer, cow, or other adult bovine animal when killed for food
2.
a. plural beeves also beefs or beef : an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state; especially : a steer or cow fattened for food
< beeves of quality — P.A. Rollins >
< Texan beefs were loaded in the Abilene yards — R.A. Billington >
< a herd of beef — E.C.Abbott & Helena Smith >
b. plural beeves also beefs : the dressed carcass of a beef animal
< beeves hanging in the slaughterhouse >
c. : beef animals
< growing beef on the range >
3.
a. : muscular flesh : brawn, weight : bulky strength
< a heavyweight wrestler with a great deal of beef >
b. : strength and power
< an engine with added beef >
c. : argument, quarrel, brawl, fight
4. plural beefs [from the verb]
a. slang : protest, objection : grievance or ground for complaint : point at issue
< beefs and grumbling by disappointed contestants — Bennett Cerf >
b. slang : complaint, accusation : criminal charge
< parole officer said he was going straight — no beefs anywhere — Thurston Scott >
 [beef 2b: A wholesale cuts: 1 shank, 2 round with rump and shank cut off, 3 rump, 4 sirloin, 5 short loin, 6 flank, 7 rib, 8 chuck, 9 plate, 10 brisket, 11 shank; B retail cuts: a heel pot roast, b round steak, c rump roast, d sirloin steak, e pinbone steak, f short ribs, g porterhouse, h T-bone, i club steak, j flank steak, k rib roast, l blade rib roast, m plate, n brisket, o crosscut shank, p arm pot roast, q boneless neck, r blade roast]
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : to add weight, strength, force, or power to — usually used with up
< de-emphasize their navy and beef up their army — Fortune >
< the inspector general's office would be beefed up with additional investigators — Time >
2. : to fatten or kill (a beef animal) for food
intransitive verb
1. : to complain, object, or protest often angrily or emphatically
< seamen can always find something to beef about — S.E.Morison >
2. slang : to make a complaint
b. : to inform or give evidence
< if the mark beefs and goes to the police — D.W.Maurer >
Synonyms: see complain
III. adjective
1. : of, from, or relating to the ox kind
< beef blood >
< beef serum >
2. : raised for or suitable for beef
< a beef animal > |