HAMBURGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hamburger mean? 

• HAMBURGER (noun)
  The noun HAMBURGER has 2 senses:

1. a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients

2. beef that has been ground

  Familiarity information: HAMBURGER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAMBURGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

beefburger; burger; hamburger

Hypernyms ("hamburger" is a kind of...):

sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)

Meronyms (parts of "hamburger"):

ground beef; hamburger (beef that has been ground)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hamburger"):

cheeseburger (a hamburger with melted cheese on it)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Beef that has been ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

ground beef; hamburger

Hypernyms ("hamburger" is a kind of...):

beef; boeuf (meat from an adult domestic bovine)

Holonyms ("hamburger" 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 

The test meal was equivalent to someone having a small hamburger, small fries, and a small ice cream shake with fruit, according to the scientists.

(Humans More Unique than Expected When It Comes to Digesting Fatty Meals, U.S. Department of Agriculture)