Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Ground meat, usually beef.
- n. A patty of such meat.
- n. A sandwich made with a patty of ground meat usually in a roll or bun.
Wiktionary
- n. A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef, in a sliced bun, sometimes also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both.
- n. The patty used in such a sandwich.
- n. Ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers.
- n. An animal or human, or the flesh thereof, that has been badly injured as a result of an accident or conflict.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients
- n. beef that has been ground
Etymologies
- Short for Hamburger steak, after Hamburg .
Examples
“I typically avoid using ground beef in chili, which makes what I call hamburger soup.”
“Yes | No | Report from GiantWhitetails wrote 31 weeks 1 day ago all of it. its all good. i love backstraps and steaks. ground venison is great in hamburger helper.”
“One chubby little pipe-mouthed fellow clutches a coke and fries; elsewhere a hamburger is being crucified.”
“McDonald's tells kids that hamburgers grow in hamburger patches.”
“I go back and see my hamburger heroes, the people I call hamburger heroes, and personalize it.”
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“Sub specie aeternitatis the Colombian hamburger is ... well, pardon the cliche, but it is sui generis.”
“These idiots probably think that their hamburger comes from the store.”
“The hamburger is a way that people can experience everything that's great about eating beef — the flavor, the tenderness, and everything — in a way that's a affordable.”
“It's like saying you think the hamburger is gross even though you didn't bite all the way through and chew.”
“It's like saying you think the hamburger is gross even though you didn't bite all the way through and chew.”
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