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beefing out

beefing out is the present participle and gerund of beef out.

Meaning of beef out

Verb

beef out (third-person singular simple present beefs out, present participle beefing out, simple past and past participle beefed out)

  1. (slang, transitive) To convert steer to beef; to slaughter cows, etc.
    • We'll get some money if we beef out those cows.
  2. (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To have a beef or grudge against somebody.
    • “Look. I apologize. I hope you don't have any ill will toward me,” the girl said. “I'm Chanel.” Raegan wanted to beef out with the girl, but inside she knew that she had set herself up. She had invested her all into a man who had invested nothing.2012, Ashley Antoinette, Guilty Gucci

Questions about beefing out

What is beefing out the present participle and gerund of?
Beefing out is the present participle and gerund of beef out.

Words near beefing out in the dictionary

  1. beefier
  2. beefiest
  3. beefily
  4. beefiness
  5. beefing
  6. beefing out
  7. beefing up
  8. beefings
  9. beefish
  10. beefishness
  11. beefless

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