Beef vs. Ox

Beefnoun

(uncountable) The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine.

Beefnoun

The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat).

Beefnoun

(uncountable) Bovine animals.

Beefnoun

A single bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat.

Beefnoun

Muscle or musculature; size, strength or potency.

Beefnoun

Essence, content; the important part of a document or project.

Beefnoun

A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with)

Beefverb

(intransitive) To complain.

Beefverb

(transitive) To add weight or strength to, usually as beef up.

Beefverb

To fart; break wind.

Beefverb

To feud or hold a grudge against.

Beefverb

To cry

Beefadjective

Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.

Beefadjective

Producing or known for raising lots of beef.

Beefadjective

Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient.

Beefnoun

An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, Bos taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food.

Beefnoun

The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food.

Beefnoun

Applied colloquially to human flesh.

Beefadjective

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.

Beefnoun

cattle that are reared for their meat

Beefnoun

meat from an adult domestic bovine

Beefnoun

informal terms for objecting;

Beefverb

complain;

Beefnoun

the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food

Beefnoun

a cow, bull, or ox fattened for its meat

Beefnoun

flesh with well-developed muscle

Beefnoun

strength or power

Beefnoun

the substance of a matter

Beefnoun

a complaint or grievance

Beefnoun

a criminal charge

Beefverb

complain

Beef

Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle, particularly skeletal muscle. Humans have been eating beef since prehistoric times.

Oxnoun

An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus).

Oxnoun

Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.

Oxnoun

The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of bovine animals, male and female.

Oxnoun

an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus

Oxnoun

any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos

Oxnoun

a domesticated bovine animal kept for milk or meat; a cow or bull

Oxnoun

a castrated bull used as a draught animal

Oxnoun

used in names of wild animals related to or resembling a domesticated ox, e.g. musk ox.

Ox

An ox (plural oxen), also known as a bullock (in BrE, AusE& IndE), is a male bovine trained and used as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration inhibits testosterone and aggression, which makes the males docile and safer to work with.