"beef" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /biːf/ [UK] Audio: en-uk-beef.ogg [UK] Forms: beef [singular], beefs [plural]
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  1. Beef is the meat of a cow.
    Sense id: simple-beef-en-noun-JKpDAKZT
  2. A beef is a complaint: something that bothers someone, or that someone keeps getting a little angry about.
    Sense id: simple-beef-en-noun-SRAzob2x Categories (other): Slang
     
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