- [uncountable] meat that comes from a cow
- roast beef
- beef and dairy cattle
- minced/ground beef
- a joint/fillet/cut of beef
- a beef farmer/producer
Extra ExamplesTopics Fooda2- She carved the beef thinly.
- I bought a kilo of very lean minced beef.
- Choose cuts of beef that are suitable for roasting.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- lean
- fatty
- …
- bit
- piece
- slice
- …
- eat
- boil
- braise
- …
- broth
- jerky
- stew
- …
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- [countable] (informal) a complaint
- What's his latest beef?
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French boef, from Latin bos, bov- ‘ox’.
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