n. | 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. | |||
2. | The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food. | ||||
3. | Applied colloquially to human flesh. | ||||
a. | 1. | Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: beef cattle |
2. | beef - meat from an adult domestic bovine Synonyms: boeuf | |
3. | beef - informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" | |
Verb | 1. | beef - complain; "What was he hollering about?" |