'Beef' definitions:

Definition of 'beef'

(from WordNet)
noun
Cattle that are reared for their meat [syn: beef, beef cattle]
noun
Meat from an adult domestic bovine [syn: beef, boeuf]
noun
Informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk]
verb
Complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler]

Definition of 'Beef'

From: GCIDE
  • Beef \Beef\ (b[=e]f), n. [OE. boef, befe, beef, OF. boef, buef, F. b[oe]ef, fr. L. bos, bovis, ox; akin to Gr. boy^s, Skr. g[=o] cow, and E. cow. See 2d Cow.]
  • 1. An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, Bos taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food.
  • Note: [In this, which is the original sense, the word has a plural, beeves (b[=e]vz).] [1913 Webster]
  • A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food.
  • Note: [In this sense, the word has no plural.] "Great meals of beef." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Applied colloquially to human flesh. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Beef'

From: GCIDE
  • Beef \Beef\ (b[=e]f), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef. [1913 Webster]
  • Beef tea, essence of beef, or strong beef broth. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'beef'

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