beef vs scruff

beef

noun
  • Bovine animals. 

  • 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) 

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

  • Muscle or musculature; size, strength or potency. 

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

  • The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine. 

  • Fibrous calcite or limestone, especially when occurring in a jagged layer between shales in Dorset. 

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

adj
  • Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient. 

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

  • Producing or known for raising lots of beef. 

  • Beefy; powerful; robust. 

verb
  • To feud or hold a grudge against. 

  • To cry. 

  • To fail or mess up. 

  • To add weight or strength to. 

  • To fart; break wind. 

  • To complain. 

scruff

noun
  • The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals. 

  • The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck. 

  • Someone with an untidy appearance. 

  • Stubble, facial hair (on males). 

verb
  • To lift or carry by the scruff. 

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