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Meaning of beef in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /bif/

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  1. Verb

    beef

    Definitions

    1. complain

    Examples

    • « What was he hollering about? »
  2. Noun

    beef

    Etymology

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

    Definitions

    1. cattle that are reared for their meat
  3. 2. meat from an adult domestic bovine
  4. 3. informal terms for objecting

    Examples

    • « I have a gripe about the service here »

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