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• beef — (bēf) n. pl. beeves (bēvz) or beef 1) a) A full grown steer, bull, ox, or cow, especially one intended for use as meat. b) The flesh of a slaughtered full grown steer, bull, ox, or cow. 2) Informal Human muscle; brawn. 3) pl. beefs Slang A… …   Word Histories

• bull-beef — bullˈ beef noun (pl bullˈ beeves) (obsolete; Shakespeare) An ox fattened for slaughter • • • Main Entry: ↑bull …   Useful english dictionary

• beef — ► NOUN 1) the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food. 2) (pl. beeves or US also beefs) a cow, bull, or ox fattened for its meat. 3) informal flesh with well developed muscle. 4) informal strength or power. 5) (pl …   English terms dictionary

• 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• beef — [bēf] n. pl. for 1 & 5, beefs; for 1, also beeves [ME < OFr boef < L bos (gen. bovis), ox (apparently an Oscan Umbrian cognate form, replacing L * vos) < IE * gwōus < base * gwou : see COW1] 1. a full grown ox, cow, bull, or steer,… …   English World dictionary

• beef — beefless, adj. /beef/, n., pl. beeves /beevz/ for 2; beefs for 4, v. n. 1. the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat. 2. an adult cow, steer, or bull raised for its meat. 3. Informal. a. brawn; muscular strength. b.… …   Universalium

• Beef — For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). An uncooked rib roast …   Wikipedia

• beef — n. & v. n. 1 the flesh of the ox, bull, or esp. the cow, for eating. 2 colloq. well developed male muscle. 3 (pl. beeves or US beefs) a cow, bull, or ox fattened for beef; its carcass. 4 (pl. beefs) sl. a complaint; a protest. v.intr. sl.… …   Useful english dictionary

• beef — Synonyms and related words: Brahman, Indian buffalo, air a grievance, altercation, amperage, arm, armipotence, aurochs, authority, avoirdupois, beef cattle, beef extract, beef tea, beefiness, beefing, beeves, bellyache, bellyaching, bickering,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• bull — Synonyms and related words: Brahman, Dogberry, Indian buffalo, Irish bull, John Law, Pastoral Epistle, aerogram, air letter, airgraph, anacoluthon, andric, appointment, assault, aurochs, babble, balderdash, balls, baloney, bear, bear the market,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• beef — [[t]bi͟ːf[/t]] beefs, beefing, beefed 1) N UNCOUNT Beef is the meat of a cow, bull, or ox. → See also corned beef ...roast beef. ...beef stew. ...exports of beef and powdered milk. 2) VERB: no passive (disapproval) If someone b …   English dictionary