beef
noun
the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
beefed
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past participleof beef.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof beef.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
beefnounthe flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
Example Sentences
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In recent years, Pyongyang has beefed up its border fortifications, laying new land mines, constructing new walls and building antitank barriers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Or three letters for “Rapper who famously beefed with Jay-Z”? Try your hand at today’s crossword!
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
A company called Bear-ier Solutions recently beefed up her wiring after a bear surprised Ziegler when she returned with balloons in hand on her 91st birthday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He himself lives in London, where Cohere recently beefed up its offices.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
This tally of instruments, occasionally beefed up by timpani and trumpets, was the template for the classical orchestra as used by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and their contemporaries.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
