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beef

/biːf/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The meat from a cow, bull or other bovine.
  2. (plural: beefs) A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with)
  3. To complain.
  4. To add weight or strength to; to beef up.
  5. To fart; break wind.
  6. To feud or hold a grudge against.
  7. To cry
  8. To fail or mess up.
  9. Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.
  10. Producing or known for raising lots of beef.
  11. Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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