beef
/ˈbif/
nounverb
Common
1.n.cattle that are reared for their meat
2.n.meat from an adult domestic bovine
3.n.informal terms for objecting
“I have a gripe about the service here”
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beef and kick share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. beef means “cattle that are reared for their meat”. kick means “drive or propel with the foot”. kick is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbif/
1.n.cattle that are reared for their meat
2.n.meat from an adult domestic bovine
3.n.informal terms for objecting
“I have a gripe about the service here”
/ˈkɪk/
1.v.drive or propel with the foot
2.v.thrash about or strike out with the feet
3.v.strike with the foot
“The boy kicked the dog”
| beef | kick | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbif/ | /ˈkɪk/ |
| Said | beef | kik |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | verb, noun |
| Senses | 4 | 14 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | beef cattle | none recorded |
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