beef

beef

US /biːf/ 
UK /biːf/ 

the meat from a cow

گوشت گاو - beef
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Dad stood up to carve the beef.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

beef

 noun (no plural)
meat from a cow:
roast beef
Look at the note at cow

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

beef

I. beef1 S3 /biːf/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: buef, from Latin bos 'ox']
1. [uncountable] the meat from a cow:
roast beef
We have both dairy and beef cattle on the farm.
2. [countable] informal a complaint:
OK, so what’s the beef this time?
3. where’s the beef? American English spoken used when you think someone’s promises sound good, but you want to know what they actually plan to do
⇨ corned beef

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

beef

 

 

beef [beef beeves] noun, verb   [biːf]    [biːf] 

 

noun
1. uncountable meat that comes from a cow
roast/minced beef
beef and dairy cattle
a joint/fillet of beef

see also  corned beef

2. countable (informal) a complaint
What's his latest beef?  
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French boef, from Latin bos, bov- ‘ox’.  
Example Bank:
Dad stood up to carve the beef.
a kilo of very lean minced beef
carving a joint of beef
• cuts of beef that are suitable for roasting

Derived: beef something up 

Word Origin:

Middle English: from Old French boef, from Latin bos, bov- ‘ox’.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

bacon     / beɪ.k ə n /   noun   [ U ]   
  
    B1     meat from the back or sides of a pig, often eaten fried in thin slices:  
  a bacon sandwich 
  a slice/rasher of bacon 
  bacon and eggs 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

beef     / bif /   noun   [ U ]   mainly  UK   informal   (FORCE) 
  
        strength, power, or force:  
  He said that the newly published government report didn't have much beef in it. 
  Push harder! Put some beef into it! 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

beef     / bif /   noun   [ C ]   informal   (COMPLAINT) 
  
        a complaint:  
  My main beef  about  the job is that I have to work on Saturdays. 

 
 

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

beef

[bi͟ːf]
 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.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1beef /ˈbiːf/ noun, pl beefs
1 [noncount] : meat from a cow
• a pound of beef
• ground beef
• I'm not eating as much beef as I used to.
- often used before another noun
• the beef industry
beef stew [=a stew made with beef]
2 [count] informal : complaint
• My real beef is with the organization's president, not the group itself.
• What's your beef?
3 [noncount] informal : muscles
• a football player with a lot of beef and brawn [=a very muscular football player]

 

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