steak Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish

WordNet

Steak noun
Etymology
OE. steike, Icel. steik, akin to Icel. steikja to roast, stikna to be roasted or scorched, and E. stick, the steak being broiled on a spit. See Stick, v. t.
Definitions
  1. A slice of beef, broiled, or cut for broiling; -- also extended to the meat of other large animals; as, venison steak; bear steak; pork steak; turtle steak.

Webster 1913