Beef Word Meaning

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

the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food

flesh of cow, bull, or ox

• there was the smell of roast beef
• beef cattle

flesh with well-developed muscle

flesh with well-developed muscle

• he needs a little more beef on his bones

a complaint or grievance

complaint or grievance

• he has a beef with education: it doesn't teach the basics of investing

a criminal charge

criminal charge

• getting caught with pot in the sixties was a narco beef

complain

complain

• he was beefing about how the recession was killing the business