I. ˈstāk noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English steyke, steke, from Old Norse steik; akin to Old Norse steikja to roast on a spit, stik stick, stake — more at stick
1.
a. : a slice of meat cut from a fleshy part of a beef carcass usually in cross section and usually cooked or to be cooked by broiling : beefsteak — see beef illustration
b. : a similar slice of a specified meat other than beef
ham steak
veal steak
c. : a cross-section slice of a large fish
halibut steak
swordfish steak
2. : ground beef prepared for cooking or for serving — see hamburger steak , salisbury steak
3. : flank steak
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to cut (large fish) crosswise into steaks