steak (steɪk) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See beefsteak |
| 2. | any of various cuts of beef of varying quality, used for braising, stewing, etc |
| 3. | a thick slice of pork, veal, etc, or of a large fish, esp cod or salmon |
| 4. | minced meat prepared in the same way as steak: hamburger steak |
| [C15: from Old Norse steik roast; related to steikja to roast on a spit; see | |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |