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beef

noun [U] (FORCE)
 
 
/biːf/ mainly UK informal

Definition

strength, power, or force: He said that the newly published government report didn't have much beef in it. Push harder! Put some beef into it!Power and intensityEnergy, force and power
(Definition of beef noun (FORCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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