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Synonyms
beef (bēf)

[Middle English, from Old French buef, from Latin bōs, bov-.]

noun: pl., beeves (bēvz) or beef 

    1. A full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow, especially one intended for use as meat.
    2. The flesh of a slaughtered full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow.
  2. Informal Human muscle; brawn.
  3. Slang A complaint.

intransitive verb: beefed, beef·ing, beefs. 

Slang
To complain.

phrasal verbs

beef up
To make or become greater or stronger: beef up the defense budget.