"biff" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

IPA: /bɪf/ Audio: En-au-biff.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪf Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{en-interj}} biff
  1. The sound of a person being punched or hit. Categories (topical): Hit
    Sense id: en-biff-en-intj-v4rUD4Fv Disambiguation of Hit: 20 1 7 3 26 25 13 6

Noun [English]

IPA: /bɪf/ Audio: En-au-biff.ogg Forms: biffs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪf Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{en-noun}} biff (plural biffs)
  1. (informal) A sudden, sharp blow or punch. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-biff-en-noun-k0VUYTIM
  2. (informal, sports) A wipeout. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-biff-en-noun-C~8R2VUQ Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. Euphemistic form of bitch. Tags: euphemistic, form-of Form of: bitch
    Sense id: en-biff-en-noun-WSkLlD4X Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biffo

Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪf/ Audio: En-au-biff.ogg Forms: biffs [present, singular, third-person], biffing [participle, present], biffed [participle, past], biffed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪf Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{en-verb}} biff (third-person singular simple present biffs, present participle biffing, simple past and past participle biffed)
  1. (informal, transitive) To punch or hit. Tags: informal, transitive Categories (topical): Hit
    Sense id: en-biff-en-verb-RbQ1g~KC Disambiguation of Hit: 20 1 7 3 26 25 13 6
  2. (Atlantic Canada, New Zealand, slang, transitive) To discard; to throw out; to throw away. Tags: Atlantic-Canada, New-Zealand, slang, transitive Categories (topical): Hit
    Sense id: en-biff-en-verb-w3Dj8SHx Disambiguation of Hit: 20 1 7 3 26 25 13 6 Categories (other): Atlantic Canadian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 20 2 2 31 24 5 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 12 2 13 4 4 34 21 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 1 4 1 1 12 7 3 22 21 21 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 0 6 1 1 13 7 3 21 20 20 0 0
  3. (informal, sports) To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sports, Hit, Violence
    Sense id: en-biff-en-verb-AhGECWTn Disambiguation of Hit: 20 1 7 3 26 25 13 6 Disambiguation of Violence: 5 1 4 3 3 17 59 8 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (intransitive) To move quickly. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-biff-en-verb-pgJ~t90H

Noun [French]

IPA: /bif/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-biff.wav
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} biff m (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of bif Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, uncountable Alternative form of: bif
    Sense id: en-biff-fr-noun-w3vfhwxC Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 1 4 1 1 12 7 3 22 21 21 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 0 6 1 1 13 7 3 21 20 20 0 0

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: biffen [definite, singular], biffer [indefinite, plural], biffene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old French boef, via English beef. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|fro|boef}} Old French boef, {{der|nb|en|beef}} English beef
  1. a steak (slice of beef) Wikipedia link: nb:biff Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Meats
    Sense id: en-biff-nb-noun-0cAPs2YB Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 1 4 1 1 12 7 3 22 21 21 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 0 6 1 1 13 7 3 21 20 20 0 0

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: biffen [definite, singular], biffar [indefinite, plural], biffane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old French boef, via English beef. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|fro|boef}} Old French boef, {{der|nn|en|beef}} English beef
  1. a steak (slice of beef) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Meats
    Sense id: en-biff-nn-noun-0cAPs2YB Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 1 4 1 1 12 7 3 22 21 21 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 0 6 1 1 13 7 3 21 20 20 0 0

Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: Borrowed from English beef. First attested in 1822. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sv|en|beef}} Borrowed from English beef, {{etydate/the|1822}} 1822, {{etydate|1822}} First attested in 1822, {{ref|biff in Svensk ordbok (SO)|name=SO}} Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} biff c, {{sv-noun|c}} biff c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-ar}}, {{sv-decl-noun|biff|biffen|biffar|biffarna|biffs|biffens|biffars|biffarnas|base=biff|definitions=|gender=Common}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], biff [indefinite, nominative, singular], biffen [definite, nominative, singular], biffar [indefinite, nominative, plural], biffarna [definite, nominative, plural], biffs [genitive, indefinite, singular], biffens [definite, genitive, singular], biffars [genitive, indefinite, plural], biffarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a beef steak Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-biff-sv-noun-vsyKlzJ3
  2. (colloquial) a large and very muscular person; a beefy guy, a beefcake Tags: colloquial, common-gender
    Sense id: en-biff-sv-noun-DI5K7fiG Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biffig (english: beefy, brawny), saken är biff (english: the matter is settled)

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) A sudden, sharp blow or punch."
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        "(intransitive) To move quickly."
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          "ref": "1989 June 5, The Canberra Times, Australia Capital Territory, page 10, column 2:",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biffar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biffarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biffs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biffens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biffars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biffarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "biff c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "biff c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sv-infl-noun-c-ar"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "biff",
        "2": "biffen",
        "3": "biffar",
        "4": "biffarna",
        "5": "biffs",
        "6": "biffens",
        "7": "biffars",
        "8": "biffarnas",
        "base": "biff",
        "definitions": "",
        "gender": "Common"
      },
      "name": "sv-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a beef steak"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beef",
          "beef"
        ],
        [
          "steak",
          "steak"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish colloquialisms",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Wow! What a beefy guy!",
          "text": "Wow! Vilken biff!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a large and very muscular person; a beefy guy, a beefcake"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beefy",
          "beefy"
        ],
        [
          "guy",
          "guy"
        ],
        [
          "beefcake",
          "beefcake"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) a large and very muscular person; a beefy guy, a beefcake"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "biff"
}

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