steer+beef

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• beef — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, muscle, flesh; complaint, grievance. See strength, lamentation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Bovine flesh used as food] Syn. cow s flesh, steer beef, ox meat, red meat, cornfed beef, steak,… …   English dictionary for students

• 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

• Beef cattle — are cattle raised for meat production (as distinguished from dairy cattle). The meat of cattle is known as beef. While the principal use of beef cattle is meat production, other uses include leather, and products used in shampoo and cosmetics.… …   Wikipedia

• steer — steer1 [stir] vt. [ME steren < OE stieran, akin to Ger steuern, ON styra < IE * steur , a support, post (> Gr stauros, ON staurr, post) < base * stā , to STAND] 1. to guide (a ship or boat) by means of a rudder 2. to direct the course …   English World dictionary

• 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 — bēf n, pl beefs bēfs or beeves bēvz the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food …   Medical 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 — I. noun (plural beefs or beeves) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French beof, bef ox, beef, from Latin bov , bos head of cattle more at cow Date: 14th century 1. the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food 2. a.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• steer — Synonyms and related words: Brahman, Indian buffalo, advice, aim, alerting, aurochs, avoid, be responsible for, bear, bear for, bear up for, bear up to, beef, beef cattle, beeves, billy, billy goat, bison, boar, bossy, bovine, bovine animal,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• 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

• steer — I [[t]stɪər[/t]] v. t. 1) aum to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc 2) to follow or pursue (a particular course) 3) to direct the course of; guide 4) aum to direct the course of a vessel, vehicle, airplane, or …   From formal English to slang