steak

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Steak \Steak\ (st[=a]k), n. [OE. steike, Icel. steik, akin to Icel. steikja to roast, stikna to be roasted or scorched, and E. stick, the steak being broiled on a spit. See Stick, v. t.] A slice of beef, broiled, or cut for broiling; -- also extended to the meat of other large animals; as, venison steak; bear steak; pork steak; turtle steak. [1913 Webster]
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