beef

About 7.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.

   I love eating beef.

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

   lean finely textured beef

3. noun Muscle or musculature; size, strength or potency.

   Put some beef into it! We've got to get the car over the bump.

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

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

5. noun Bovine animals.
6. noun A bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat.

   Do you want to raise beeves?

7. noun 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 beef over what you said.

8. noun A criminal charge.

Similar words

bitch bellyache kick squawk holler gripe beef cattle boeuf grouse meat

Often followed by

and cattle or is in with production was to

Word family

beefed beefing beefs beeves