beef

²beef

verb

Definition of BEEF

transitive verb

: to increase or add substance, strength, or power to —usually used with up <money to beef up its staff of professional economists — John Fischer>

intransitive verb

: complain <always beefing about something>

Examples of BEEF

1. She's always beefing about something.
2. <he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined>

First Known Use of BEEF

1860

Related to BEEF

Synonyms: complain, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl

Antonyms: crow, delight, rejoice

Related Words: object (to), protest, quarrel (with); cavil, quibble; fret, stew, worry; blubber, cry, sob; bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament

Near Antonyms: accept, bear, countenance, endure, take, tolerate; applaud, cheer, commend

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