Definition of "beef" []

• A full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow, especially one intended for use as meat. (noun)
• The flesh of a slaughtered full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow. (noun)
• Informal Human muscle; brawn. (noun)
• Slang A complaint. (noun)
• Slang To complain. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "So the energy in beef is much, much higher than the other foods."
• "My main beef is that over the last 20 years there has been no real discussion of police tactics and what is felt to be acceptable to the community."
• "And even if the Feinstein beef is squashed, Panetta looked forward to "consulting closely with my former partners in Congress.""