What is "beef"

Beef \Beef\ (b[=e]f), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.

Beef tea, essence of beef, or strong beef broth.

Beef \Beef\ (b[=e]f), n. [OE. boef, befe, beef, OF. boef, buef, F. b[oe]ef, fr. L. bos, bovis, ox; akin to Gr. boy^s, Skr. g[=o] cow, and E. cow. See 2d Cow.]

1. An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, Bos taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food.

   Note: [In this, which is the original sense, the word has a plural, beeves (b[=e]vz).]

   A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine.
   --Milton.

2. The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food.

   Note: [In this sense, the word has no plural.] ``Great meals of beef.''
   --Shak.

3. Applied colloquially to human flesh.

c.1300, from Old French buef "ox; beef; ox hide" (11c., Modern French boeuf), from Latin bovem (nominative bos, genitive bovis) "ox, cow," from PIE root *gwou- "cow, ox, bull" (see cow (n.)). Original plural was beeves.

"to complain," slang, 1888, American English, from noun meaning "complaint" (1880s). The noun meaning "argument" is recorded from 1930s. The origin and signification are unclear; perhaps it traces to the common late 19c. complaint of U.S. soldiers about the quantity or quality of beef rations.

1. 1 Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat. 2 produce or known for raise lots of #Noun. 3 consist of or containing #Noun as an ingredient. n. 1 (context uncountable English) The meat from a cow, bull or other bovines. 2 # (context in the meat industry on product packaging English) The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat). 3 (context uncountable English) bovine animals. 4 (context archaic countable plural: beeves English) A single bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat. 5 (context slang countable or uncountable plural: beefs English) a grudge (+ ''with'') 6 (context slang uncountable English) muscle, size, strength 7 (context slang uncountable English) essence, content v

2. 1 (context intransitive English) To complain. 2 (context transitive English) To add weight or strength to, usually as beef up. 3 (context intransitive slang English) To fart. 4 (context intransitive slang English) To feud. 5 (context intransitive chiefly Yorkshire English) To cry

1. n. cattle that are reared for their meat [syn: beef cattle]

2. meat from an adult domestic bovine [syn: boeuf]

3. informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: gripe, kick, bitch, squawk]

4. [also: beeves (pl)]

1. v. complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe, grouse, crab, squawk, bellyache, holler]

2. [also: beeves (pl)]

· Beef is the meat from cattle.

Beef may also refer to:

• Beef (film), a 2003 documentary film about hip hop feuds, also called beefs
• Beef (comics), a character in the Marvel universe
• Beef (band), a Dutch reggae fusion band
• Beef (Nitro Girl), a stage name of professional wrestler Rhonda Sing with the Nitro Girls
• Beef Creek, a stream in South Dakota
• British Energy Efficiency Federation
• Big Explosives Experimental Facility
• "Beef", an episode of The Protector
• "Beef", a song by Royce da 5'9" from Death Is Certain
• Andrew Johnston (golfer), nicknamed "Beef", English golfer

Beef (Buford Wilson) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a mutant from the Hellions group created as the antithesis to the X-Men's junior team of mutants, the New Mutants.

Beef is a Dutch band, formed out of an underground radio show called "The Chop Shop" in 1999. While generally classified as reggae, their music is actually a combination of many different styles.

Clifton Grefe (born October 12, 1989), better known by his stage name Beef or Beefy, is an American rapper, record producer and journalist from Madison, Wisconsin.

Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle. Beef can be harvested from bulls, heifers or steers. Its acceptability as a food source varies in different parts of the world.

Beef muscle meat can be cut into roasts, short ribs or steak ( filet mignon, sirloin steak, rump steak, rib steak, rib eye steak, hanger steak, etc.) Some cuts are processed ( corned beef or beef jerky), and trimmings, usually mixed with meat from older, leaner cattle, are ground, minced or used in sausages. The blood is used in some varieties of blood sausage. Other parts that are eaten include the oxtail, liver, tongue, tripe from the reticulum or rumen, glands (particularly the pancreas and thymus, referred to as sweetbread), the heart, the brain (although forbidden where there is a danger of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE), the kidneys, and the tender testicles of the bull (known in the United States as calf fries, prairie oysters, or Rocky Mountain oysters). Some intestines are cooked and eaten as-is, but are more often cleaned and used as natural sausage casings. The bones are used for making beef stock.

Beef from steers and heifers is very similar. According to the most recent National Beef Quality Audit, heifer carcasses had slightly more marbling than steer carcasses, but USDA quality grade was not significantly different. Depending on economics, the number of heifers kept for breeding varies. The meat from older bulls is usually tougher, so it is frequently used for mince (known as ground beef in the United States). Cattle raised for beef may be allowed to roam free on grasslands, or may be confined at some stage in pens as part of a large feeding operation called a feedlot (or concentrated animal feeding operation), where they are usually fed a ration of grain, protein, roughage and a vitamin/mineral preblend.

Beef is the third most widely consumed meat in the world, accounting for about 25% of meat production worldwide, after pork and poultry at 38% and 30% respectively. In absolute numbers, the United States, Brazil, and the People's Republic of China are the world's three largest consumers of beef; however, Uruguay has the highest beef and veal consumption per capita, followed by Argentina and Brazil. According to the data from OECD, the average Uruguayan ate over of beef or veal in 2014, representing the highest beef/veal consumption per capita in the world. In comparison, the average American consumed only about beef or veal in the same year, while African countries, such as Mozambique, Ghana, and Nigeria, consumed the least beef or veal per capita.

In 2014, the world's largest exporters of beef were Brazil, Australia and the United States, respectively. Beef production is also important to the economies of Uruguay, Canada, Paraguay, Mexico, Argentina, Belarus and Nicaragua.

Beef is a 2003 American film documenting the history of hip-hop feuds. The film's producers were Peter Spirer, Casey Suchan and Denis Henry Hennelly and the executive producer was Quincy Jones III (QD3). It was written by Peter Alton and Peter Spirer (who also directed), and was narrated by actor Ving Rhames.

This film takes a chronological look at battles (some friendly, but many personal) dating back to rap music's infancy in the early 1980s. The notable rivalries discussed include KRS-One vs. MC Shan, Kool Moe Dee vs. Busy Bee, 50 Cent vs. Murder Inc Records, Tru Life vs. Mobb Deep, Common vs. Ice Cube & Westside Connection, the break-up of legendary group N.W.A, which includes Ice Cube's abrupt departure, and the later animosity between Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, the highly publicized Jay-Z vs. Nas rivalry and the most infamous feud of them all, 2Pac vs. The Notorious B.I.G.. It was partly born out of producer Jones's belief that "Beefs are killing hip-hop".

Many prominent hip-hop personalities such as Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Kool Moe Dee, Jay-Z, KRS-One, Mack 10, DMX, and Ice-T also participate in the film through interviews (some done for the film, as well as archived interviews from other sources, such as MTV and BET clips). Beef also features newly released performances by many musical artists.

Subsequent releases in this series include Beef II (released 2004, also produced by Suchan and Hennelly, and narrated by actor Keith David), Beef 3 (released in 2005, narrated by DJ Kay Slay), and a BET series titled Beef: The Series, which premiered in 2006. These sequels are a continuation of the original film, but cover lesser-known confrontations and developing beefs just prior to the release of each respective film. They include LL Cool J vs. Canibus, Ja Rule vs. DMX, 50 Cent vs. The Game, Lil' Flip vs. T.I., Nelly vs. Chingy, and Erick Sermon vs. EPMD partner Parrish Smith. In 2011, Spirer speculated on the possibility of a new film, suggesting he was a little tired of the "he said/she said" drama but he might produce further specials in future.

Beef also features never-before seen performances by many of the film's participants and many others, plus extended portions of interviews that did not make the final cut of the film. One portion of the extended interviews features part of an interview with Nate Dogg talking about an incident that occurred around 1995 at a Dogg Pound video shoot, in which entourage members representing Ruthless Records showed up and started a big brawl with members of then-rival Death Row Records. Although Nate Dogg did not mention them by name (he however subtlety mentioned the duo's less-than-successful 1995 album Real Brothaz), rappers B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta (who participated in Eazy-E's hit diss recording, Real Muthaphuckkin G's) were among the alleged participants in the fight.