BEEF

I. noun (plural ~s or beeves) see: cow Date: 14th century the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food, 2. an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state, a dressed carcass of a ~ animal, muscular flesh ; brawn , complaint , II. verb Date: 1860 transitive verb to increase or add substance, strength, or power to, intransitive verb complain