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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /biːf/
beef means: Meat from a cow or other cattle, eaten as food.
noun
Meat from a cow or other cattle, eaten as food.
- We had beef for dinner.
- She added beef to the stew.
- Would you prefer chicken or roast beef?
A complaint about something, or a reason for being annoyed with someone.
- What's your beef with me?
- My main beef is the slow service.
- Several customers raised beefs about the new charges.
The main or most important content of a document, argument, or project.
- The introduction is short; the beef comes later.
- The beef of her paper concerns local housing.
- Cut the empty promises and give the proposal some beef.
adjective
Describing cattle raised for their meat rather than for their milk.
- They raise beef cattle.
- The farmer bought six beef calves.
- Which beef breeds grow well in this climate?
Describing a place or business that raises many cattle for meat.
- This is beef country.
- Several beef farms surround the town.
- His family owns a large beef ranch.
verb
To release gas from your bottom.
- Someone beefed in the lift.
- He beefed loudly and laughed.
- Did you just beef under the blanket?
To shed tears because you are sad, hurt, or upset.
- He beefed after the argument.
- She was beefing because her favourite cup had broken.
- Don't beef; we can fix your bike.
Questions about beef
What does beef mean?
Meat from a cow or other cattle, eaten as food.
What is beef in other languages?
Türkçe: sığır eti · Español: carne de res · Français: bœuf · Deutsch: Rindfleisch · Italiano: carne bovina · 日本語: 牛肉
How do you pronounce beef?
It is pronounced /biːf/.
How do you use beef in a sentence?
We had beef for dinner. She added beef to the stew.
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