hamburger
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Beef that has been ground.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
hambergerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhæmbɚɡɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Beef that has been ground
A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or a meat substitute, in a sliced bun, usually also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both.
The patty used in such a sandwich.
uncountable
Ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers.
A sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients
A person from Hamburg.
verb
transitiveinformal
To badly injure or damage (a fleshy part of the body).
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This meaning: Beef that has been ground
Used this way, hamburger is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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