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- Dictionarybeef/biːf/
noun
- 1. the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food: "there was the smell of roast beef"
- 2. flesh with well-developed muscle: informal "he needs a little more beef on his bones" Similar
verb
- 1. complain: informal "he was beefing about how the recession was killing the business"
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Beef is the flesh of cattle eaten as food, or a complaint, or strength, power, or force. Learn how to use beef in different contexts with synonyms, collocations, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the noun and verb meanings of beef, as well as its synonyms, examples, and word history. Beef can refer to the flesh of a cow, a complaint, or to increase strength or power.
Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle ( Bos taurus ). Beef can be prepared in various ways; cuts are often used for steak, which can be cooked to varying degrees of doneness, while trimmings are often ground or minced, as found in most hamburgers. Beef contains protein, iron, and vitamin B12.
BEEF meaning: 1. the flesh of cattle (= cows), eaten as food: 2. a complaint: 3. strength, power, or force: . Learn more.
Beef definition: the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.. See examples of BEEF used in a sentence.
1. (Cookery) the flesh of various bovine animals, esp the cow, when killed for eating. 2. (Breeds) an adult ox, bull, cow, etc, reared for its meat. 3. informal human flesh, esp when muscular.
Learn the meaning of beef as a noun and a verb, and how to use it in different contexts. Find out the origin, frequency, and collocations of beef in British and American English.
