/ biːf; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ U ] meat that comes from a cow :
roast / minced beef
beef and dairy cattle
—see also corned beef
2.
[ C ] ( informal ) a complaint :
What's his latest beef?
■ verb
[ v ] beef (about sb/sth) ( informal ) to complain a lot about sb/sth
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PHRASAL VERBS
- beef sth up
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French boef , from Latin bos , bov- ox.