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Definitions for Beefing

[1] the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
[2] an adult cow, steer, or bull raised for its meat.
[3] Informal . brawn; muscular strength. strength; power. weight, as of a person. human flesh.
[4] Slang . a complaint. an argument or dispute.
[5] Slang . to complain; grumble.
[6] beef up , to add strength, numbers, force, etc., to; strengthen: During the riots, the nighttime patrol force was beefed up with volunteers. to increase or add to: to beef up our fringe benefits.
[7] the flesh of various bovine animals, esp the cow, when killed for eating
[8] plural beeves (biːvz ) an adult ox, bull, cow, etc, reared for its meat
[9] informal human flesh, esp when muscular
[10] plural beefs a complaint
[11] (intr) slang to complain, esp repeatedly he was beefing about his tax
[12] (tr often foll by up ) informal to strengthen; reinforce

Words related to Beefing

beefmelancholy, grief-stricken, sad, wistful, heartrending, mournful, sorrowful, moan, criticize, lament, disagree, grumble, gripe, denounce, object, protest, oppose, accuse, fret, bewail

Words nearby Beefing

beefbeecher, beecher stowe, beechnut, beechwood, beedi, beef, beef bouillon, beef bourguignon, beef cattle, beef extract, beef road

Origin of Beefing

1250–1300; 1885–90 for def 5 ; Middle English < Anglo-French beof, Old French boef < Latin bov- (stem of bōs ) ox, cow; akin to cow1

Other words from Beefing

beef·less , adjective

Word origin for Beefing

C13: from Old French boef , from Latin bōs ox; see cow 1

Synonyms for Beefing

grief-stricken, heartrending, melancholy, mournful, sad, sorrowful, wistful, bellyaching, cantankerous, crabby, cranky, disconsolate, doleful, grievous, grousing, grumpy, lamenting, lugubrious, out of sorts, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, rueful, saddening, wailing, woeful