steak

[ steyk ]

noun

1. 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.

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

   eggplant steaks;

   tofu steaks.

steak

/ steɪk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of steak¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of steak¹

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

Example Sentences

It has a system similar to an animal’s vascular system, which allows cells to mature and nutrients to move across thicker tissue, resulting in a steak with a similar shape and structure to traditional cow tissue before and during cooking.

From Washington Post

Much like smoking in public, Yeung says, eating steak and bacon every day has collateral environmental impact that jeopardizes the future of everyone.

From Time

Instead of a burger, Ohayo Valley will be working on making a full steak, complete with marbled fat, out of a combination of plants and beef cells.

From MIT Technology Review

Let a ribeye steak, sealed in a plastic bag, swim in a 130 °F bath and it’ll emerge medium-rare from edge to edge.

From MIT Technology Review

A genetically modified salmon will become the first GM food animal to go on sale in the US, according to its maker, AquaBounty, possibly launching an era of steaks and chops from creatures with modified DNA.

From MIT Technology Review

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg