n.1 a thick slice of meat (esp. beef) or fish, often cut for grilling, frying, etc.
2 beef cut for stewing or braising.
Phrases and idioms:
steak-house a restaurant specializing in serving beefsteaks. steak-knife a knife with a serrated steel blade for eating steak.
Etymology: ME f. ON steik rel. to steikja roast on spit, stikna be roasted