hamburger

  1. Proper noun.  A person from Hamburg.
  2. Noun.  A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef, in a sliced bun, sometimes also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both.
  3. Noun.  The patty used in such a sandwich.
  4. Noun.  (uncountable) Ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers.
  5. Noun.  (colloquial, somewhat) An animal or human, or the flesh thereof, that has been badly injured as a result of an accident or conflict.

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