Beef vs. Steak

Beef vs. Steak — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Beef and Steak

Beefnoun

(uncountable) The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine.

I love eating beef.

Steaknoun

, a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.

Beefnoun

The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat).

lean finely textured beefboneless lean beef trimmings

Steaknoun

(by extension) A relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from another animal, a vegetable, etc.

venison steak, bear steak, pork steak, turtle steak, salmon steak; cauliflower steak, eggplant steaks

Beefnoun

(uncountable) Bovine animals.

Steaknoun

(seafood) A slice of meat cut across the grain (perpendicular to the spine) from a fish.

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Beefnoun

A single bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat.

Do you want to raise beeves?

Steakverb

To cook (something, especially fish) like or as a steak.

Beefnoun

Muscle or musculature; size, strength or potency.

Put some beef into it! We've got to get the car over the bump.We've got to get some beef into the enforcement provisions of that law.

Steaknoun

a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish

Beefnoun

Essence, content; the important part of a document or project.

The beef of his paper was a long rant about government.

Beefnoun

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)

He's got a beef with everyone in the room.He's got beef over what you said.Remember what happened last fall? That's his beef with me.
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Beefverb

(intransitive) To complain.

Beefverb

(transitive) To add weight or strength to, usually as beef up.

Since you stopped running, you are really beefing out.

Beefverb

To fart; break wind.

Ugh, who just beefed in here?

Beefverb

To feud or hold a grudge against.

Those two are beefing right now - best you stay out of it for now.

Beefverb

To cry

David was beefing last night after Ruth told him off

Beefadjective

Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.

We bought three beef calves this morning.

Beefadjective

Producing or known for raising lots of beef.

beef farmsbeef country

Beefadjective

Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient.

beef stew

Beefnoun

cattle that are reared for their meat

Beefnoun

meat from an adult domestic bovine

Beefnoun

informal terms for objecting;

I have a gripe about the service here

Beefverb

complain;

What was he hollering about?