What is the meaning of beef?

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noun

Cattle that are reared for their meat.
- synonyms: beef cattle
Meat from an adult domestic bovine.
- synonyms: boeuf
Informal terms for objecting.
- usage: "I have a gripe about the service here"
- synonyms: gripe, kick, bitch, squawk

verb

Complain.
- usage: "What was he hollering about"
- synonyms: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, squawk, bellyache, holler

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