1 [noncount] : meat from a cow
▪ a pound of beef ▪ ground beef ▪ I'm not eating as much beef as I used to. — often used before another noun ▪ the beef industry ▪ beef stew [=a stew made with beef] 2 [count] informal : complaint
▪ My real beef is with the organization's president, not the group itself. ▪ What's your beef? 3 [noncount] informal : muscles
▪ a football player with a lot of beef and brawn [=a very muscular football player]
▪ a pound of beef ▪ ground beef ▪ I'm not eating as much beef as I used to. — often used before another noun ▪ the beef industry ▪ beef stew [=a stew made with beef]
▪ My real beef is with the organization's president, not the group itself. ▪ What's your beef?
▪ a football player with a lot of beef and brawn [=a very muscular football player]







