steak

[ steyk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.
ground or chopped meat prepared in the same manner as a steak.
a thick slice of a hearty vegetable or other meaty food: tofu steaks.
eggplant steaks;
tofu steaks.

steak

/ steɪk /

Origin of steak¹

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

Origin of steak¹

C15: from Old Norse steik roast; related to steikja to roast on a spit; see stick ¹

The lobster is taken away and a steak, something he considers edible, is provided.

Such dry reasoning was unsettlingly common with the student contingent at the steak fry.

Hillary Clinton is scheduled to appear Sunday at the Harkin Steak Fry, the premier Democratic fundraising event in the state.

The house version of chicken fried steak is, in fact, pork-fried steak, veiled in panko breadcrumbs under a mantle of gravy.

Marinate flank steak in garlic, Italian seasoning, paprika, oil, salt and pepper.

They took their chop or steak at their inn or hotel, or visited the tripe houses.

A thick underdone steak that overwhelmed his plate appeared to melt away rapidly from before him.

"They beat me to hit," he said in a low voice as Jode went back to the stove for his steak and potatoes.

Beside her lay a clean bit of bark containing a broiled deer-steak, toasted bread, and a cup of tea.

There were many other invitations, but this one carried with it the assurance that there would be a steak-and-kidney pie.

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