steak

American  

[steyk] / steɪk /

noun

1. a typically thick slice of meat, especially beef, or a thick slice of firm, hearty fish, cooked by broiling, pan-frying, etc.: salmon steaks.

   a sirloin steak;

   salmon steaks.

2. ground or chopped meat prepared in the same manner as a steak.

3. a thick slice of a hearty vegetable or other meaty food: tofu steaks.

   eggplant steaks;

   tofu steaks.

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steak British  

/ steɪk /

noun

1. See beefsteak

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

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

4. minced meat prepared in the same way as steak

   hamburger steak

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Etymology

Origin of steak

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

Example Sentences

I thought we were spiraling down when we went out to eat once and they ran out of steak, so we had to have lamb!

From Los Angeles Times

Ground beef prices were up 22% in January from a year prior and the cost of steaks is up about 12%.

From Barron's

Bloomin’ Brands, which also owns Carrabba’s Italian Grill and Bonefish Grill, said Wednesday it has been making targeted investments in guest experience and food quality, such as improving steak quality at Outback.

From The Wall Street Journal

And with cattle herds at the lowest levels since the early 1950s, no amount of Fed easing is going to make steaks or burgers any cheaper over the coming year.

From Barron's

Combined, they’ve caught about a dozen fish, which Livingstone cuts into steaks and Jordan smokes on his grill.

From The Wall Street Journal