beef
/bif/ verb C2- To complain.
- To add weight or strength to.
- To fart; break wind. · Ugh, who just beefed in here?
- To cry. · David was beefing last night after Ruth told him off.
- To fail or mess up. · I beefed my presentation hard yesterday.
- To feud or hold a grudge against. · Those two are beefing right now — best you stay out of it.
He/she/it beefs · Past beefed · Past participle beefed · -ing form beefing
Verb forms
- Base form
- beef
- He/she/it
- beefs
- Past
- beefed
- Past participle
- beefed
- -ing form
- beefing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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If we get rid of them, we shall fall into the hands of unskillful operators, and thus suffer a double death: for you may be assured, that though all the Butchers should perish, yet will men never want beef.”
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