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English noun: beef | |||
| 1. | beef (animal) cattle that are reared for their meat | ||
| Synonyms | beef cattle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Aberdeen Angus, Angus, beefalo, black Angus, cattalo, Charolais, Durham, Galloway, Hereford, longhorn, Santa Gertrudis, shorthorn, Texas longhorn, whiteface | ||
| 2. | beef (food) meat from an adult domestic bovine | ||
| Synonyms | boeuf | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bully beef, corn beef, corned beef, ground beef, hamburger, pastrami | ||
| Part holonym | beef loin, cut of beef | ||
| Part meronym | Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen | ||
| 3. | beef (communication) informal terms for objecting | ||
| Samples | I have a gripe about the service here. | ||
| Synonyms | bitch, gripe, kick, squawk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | objection | ||
English verb: beef | |||
| 1. | beef (communication) complain | ||
| Samples | What was he hollering about?. | ||
| Synonyms | bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off | ||
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