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beef
[ beef ]
noun
- the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- an adult cow, steer, or bull raised for its meat.
- Informal.
- brawn; muscular strength.
- strength; power.
- weight, as of a person.
- human flesh.
- Slang.
- a complaint.
- an argument or dispute.
verb (used without object)
- Slang. to complain; grumble.
verb phrase
- to add strength, numbers, force, etc., to; strengthen:
During the riots, the nighttime patrol force was beefed up with volunteers.
- to increase or add to:
to beef up our fringe benefits.
beef
/ ː /
noun
- the flesh of various bovine animals, esp the cow, when killed for eating
- 𱹱ː an adult ox, bull, cow, etc, reared for its meat
- informal.human flesh, esp when muscular
- beefs a complaint
verb
- slang.intr to complain, esp repeatedly
he was beefing about his tax
- informal.troften foll byup to strengthen; reinforce
Other Word Forms
- l adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of beef1
Word History and Origins
Origin of beef1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with beef , also see where's the beef .Example Sentences
So I’m curious, do you still have sparrow beef?
On Nov. 22nd, a single case of screwworm in Chiapas, a Mexican state at the border with Guatemala, triggered an American ban on imports of beef that transited through or came from Mexico.
Are you involved in a beef with another musician at the moment?
You don’t have to say with whom, but are you currently involved in a beef with anyone in music?
He’s now preparing to avoid the U.S. tariff system as much as he can, beefing up his roster of international clients and shipping products directly to them from China.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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