steak

[ steyk ]

/ steɪk /

noun

a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.

chopped meat prepared in the same manner as a steak.

Origin of steak

1400–50; late Middle English steike < Old Norse steik meat roasted on a stick

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Examples from the Web for steak

The lobster is taken away and a steak, something he considers edible, is provided.
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Such dry reasoning was unsettlingly common with the student contingent at the steak fry.
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Speaking to the Post, he joked about going out to dinner and pushing his plate aside after eating only a third of his steak.
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Interestingly, this only happened to frequent meat eaters; vegans who ate a steak did not show elevated blood-levels of TMAO.
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Characters are constantly glancing up from their oysters, or fretting about their steak being overcooked.
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Squatting around the glowing coals, they filled their plates with steak, potatoes and generous helpings of carrots.
Dan Carter and the River Camp|Mildred A. Wirt
Some people like their steak rare, some medium rare, and some well done.
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery|Juliet Corson
Cover closely, and cook two hours, or less if the steak is tender, stirring now and then to prevent scorching.
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Remove the steak from paper when it comes from market and lay it flat on meat board, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners|Elizabeth O. Hiller
"Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
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British Dictionary definitions for steak

steak

/ (steɪk) /

noun

See beefsteak

any of various cuts of beef of varying quality, used for braising, stewing, etc

a thick slice of pork, veal, etc, or of a large fish, esp cod or salmon

minced meat prepared in the same way as steakhamburger steak

Word Origin for steak

C15: from Old Norse steik roast; related to steikja to roast on a spit; see stick 1

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Word Origin and History for steak

steak

mid-15c., "thick slice of meat cut for roasting," probably from Old Norse steik "roast meat," cognate with steikja "to roast on a spit," and ultimately "something stuck" (on a spit); related to stick (v.).

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