#1 beef n. [beef cattle] cattle that are reared for their meat. wn #2 beef n. [boeuf] meat from an adult domestic bovine. wn #3 beef v. [gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, squawk, bellyache, holler] complain; "What was he hollering about?". wn #4 beef n. [gripe, kick, bitch, squawk] informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here". wn