beef
/biːf/
noun
- The meat from a cow, used as food.
- We had roast beef for Sunday dinner.
- The recipe calls for thinly sliced beef.
- She bought a pound of ground beef to make hamburgers.
- A complaint or grievance.
- If you have a beef, just tell me directly.
- He has a beef with the manager about his schedule.
- My main beef with the movie is that it was too long.
- Muscle or physical strength.
- She's got the beef to lift that heavy box.
- He added some beef to his arms by lifting weights.
- The team needs more beef on the defensive line.
verb
- To complain or argue.
- Stop beefing about the homework and just do it.
- He's always beefing with his neighbor over parking.
- They beefed about the service at the restaurant.
- To strengthen or add force to something (often with 'up').
- We need to beef up security at the entrance.
- She beefed up her resume with volunteer work.
- The company beefed up its marketing team.
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