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Definitions for Beeves

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

Words related to Beeves

meat, vigor, strength, force, power, flesh, sinew, brawn, physique, arm, muscle, might, steam, robustness, criticism, grievance, squabble, grouse, rhubarb, objection

Words nearby Beeves

beetlehead, beetleweed, beeton, beetroot, beetroot purple, beeves, beeville, beevor's sign, beezer, bef, bef.

Origin of Beeves

f1250–1300; 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 Beeves

beef·less , adjective

Word origin for Beeves

fC13: from Old French boef , from Latin bōs ox; see cow 1

Synonyms for Beeves

meat, arm, brawn, flesh, force, heftiness, might, muscle, physique, power, robustness, sinew, steam, strength, vigor, thew