GROUND BEEF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ground beef mean? 

• GROUND BEEF (noun)
  The noun GROUND BEEF has 1 sense:

1. beef that has been ground

  Familiarity information: GROUND BEEF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROUND BEEF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Beef that has been ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

ground beef; hamburger

Hypernyms ("ground beef" is a kind of...):

beef; boeuf (meat from an adult domestic bovine)

Holonyms ("ground beef" is a part of...):

beefburger; burger; hamburger (a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients)

 Context examples 

Human infection is commonly caused by the consumption of undercooked ground beef or unpasteurized milk or juice or exposure to contaminated lakes, pools or drinking water.

(Escherichia coli strain O157:H7, NCI Thesaurus)