beef
[noun]
Synonyms: muscle, brawn, might, thew, power, arm, energy, force, sinew, steam, strength, strong arm, vigor, quarrel, altercation, bickering, brawl, dispute, falling-out, miff, rhubarb, squabble, tiff
[verb]
Synonyms: gripe, bellyache, bitch, bleat, blow off, crab, fuss, squawk, yammer, yawp (or yaup)

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. beef¹ S3 /biːf/ 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

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. beef² verb [intransitive]
informal to complain a lot
beef about
They’re always beefing about something.
beef something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
to improve something or make it more interesting, more important etc:
a beefed-up news story
We need to beef the campaign up.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

beef
noun
ADJ. fresh | lean | fatty | tender | tough | prime | organic | medium, rare, well done ‘How would you like your beef?’ ‘Rare, please.’
roast | corned, minced, salted a kilo of very lean minced beef
QUANT. bit, piece, slice | fillet, joint, rib, side
VERB + BEEF eat | boil, braise, cook, fry, roast, stew | carve, cut carving a joint of beef
BEEF + NOUN stew, stock | cattle | farmer | industry, production

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