Beef vs Steer - What's the difference?
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As nouns the difference between beef and steer is that beef is (uncountable) the meat from a cow, bull or other bovines while steer is the castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production or steer can be (informal) a suggestion about a course of action or steer can be (obsolete) a helmsman; a pilot. As verbs the difference between beef and steer is that beef is to complain while steer is to castrate (a male calf) or steer can be to guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel). As a adjective beef is being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.
beef Noun
(uncountable) The meat from a cow, bull or other bovines.
- I love eating beef .
# The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat).
- lean finely textured beef
- boneless lean beef trimmings
(uncountable) Bovine animals.
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A single bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat.
- Do you want to raise beeves ?
a grudge (+ with )
- He has a beef with anyone who tells him otherwise.
- He has beef with anyone who tells him otherwise.
(slang, uncountable) muscle, size, strength
- Put some beef into it! We've got to get the car over the bump.
- We've got to get some beef into the enforcement provisions of that law.
(slang, uncountable) essence, content
- The beef of his paper was a long rant about government.
Synonyms
* (meat of a cow)
Hyponyms
* (meat of a cow) veal
Derived terms
* beefcake
* beef jerky
* beef on weck
* beefsteak
* beef stew
* lean finely textured beef
* boneless lean beef trimmings
* beefy
* bully beef
* corned beef
* where's the beef?
Related terms
*
See also
* beefwood
Verb
( en verb)
To complain.
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To add weight or strength to, usually as beef up.
- Since you stopped running, you are really beefing out.
(slang) To fart.
- Ugh, who just beefed in here?
(slang) To feud.
- Those two are beefing right now - best you stay out of it for now.
(intransitive, chiefly, Yorkshire) To cry
- David was beefing last night after Ruth told him off
Derived terms
* beef up
* beef out
Adjective
( -)
Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.
- We bought three beef calves this morning.
Producing]] or known for raising lots of [[#Noun, beef.
- beef farms
- beef country
Consisting]] of or containing [[#Noun, beef as an ingredient.
- beef stew
Related terms
* beefy
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steer English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .
Noun
( en noun)
The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
* 1913 , (Willa Cather),
- He counted the cattle over and over. It diverted him to speculate as to how much weight each of the steers would probably put on by spring.
Synonyms
* ox
Hypernyms
* cattle
Coordinate terms
* bull, calf, cow
Verb
( en verb)
To castrate (a male calf).
Etymology 2
From (etyl) stieran.
Noun
( en noun)
(informal) A suggestion about a course of action.
- I tried to give you the steer , but I guess I didn't get it over. Everybody knew it but you.'' (Mark Hellinger, 1939, ''The Roaring Twenties )
Verb
( en verb)
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- When planning the boat trip we had completely forgotten that we needed somebody to steer .
* Tennyson
- No helmsman steers .
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.
- I steered my steps homeward.
To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
- The boat steers easily.
* Milton
- Where the wind / Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers , and shifts her sail.
To direct a group of animals.
To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
- Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists.
To direct a conversation.
To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
See also
* steering wheel
* torque steer
Noun
( en noun)
(obsolete) A helmsman; a pilot.
- (Chaucer)
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