ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hamburger

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈhæmˌbɜː.ɡə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hamburger is a noun meaning Ingridents used in this type of sandwich:.

Meaning

Ingridents used in this type of sandwich:.

More Meanings

  1. (graphical user interface) Ellipsis of hamburger button.
  2. (US, education, informal) Describing the shape of a rectangular piece of paper folded in half so that it forms a short rectangle.
  3. (transitive, informal) To badly injure or damage (a fleshy part of the body).
  4. 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.
  5. (US, colloquial, somewhat crude) An animal or human, or the flesh thereof, that has been badly injured as a result of an accident or conflict.

Example Sentences

The truck hit the deer and turned it into hamburger.
I'm going to make you into hamburger if you do that again.
My tears are like gagged pieces of ice cutting up my eyeballs and hamburgering my face.
Why they didn’t both break their necks or get hamburgered by cloven hooves was a mystery.

Word Forms

Synonyms for hamburger

Depending on context, synonyms include beefburger.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include beefburger, mincemeat, burger, meat, whopper, burgers.

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