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   beef

   /biːf/

   noun

   • 1. the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food: "there was the smell of roast beef"
   • ▪ a cow, bull, or ox fattened for its meat: "a beef sent to the abattoir"
   • 2. flesh with well-developed muscle: informal "he needs a little more beef on his bones" Similar musclemuscularitybrawnbulkheftinessburlinesshuskinessphysiquestrengthpowerfulnessrobustnesssturdinessstockiness
   • ▪ strength or power: "he was brought in to give the team more beef"
   • ▪ the substance of a matter: "it's more a sketch than a policy—where's the beef?"
   • 3. a complaint or grievance: informal "he has a beef with education: it doesn't teach the basics of investing" Similar complaintcriticismobjectionprotestationcavilquibblegrievancegrumblemoangrumblingcarpinginformal:gripegripinggrousegrousingnitpickingwhingewhingeing
   • 4. a criminal charge: informal US "getting caught with pot in the sixties was a narco beef"

   verb

   • 1. complain: informal "he was beefing about how the recession was killing the business"

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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • E

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