t-bones

Bone-divided beef portions

T-bones is the verb form meaning to crash into the side of another vehicle at a perpendicular angle, forming a T shape at impact: A pickup ran the red light and t-boned her sedan.

The past tense t-boned appears frequently in accident reports and news coverage.

The noun t-bone is a cut of beef with a T-shaped bone.

steak

grill

Cooking surface over fire

beef · marbling · medium-rare · charbroil · sear · juicy · butcher · barbecue · dry-aged · prime

collision

accident

Unintended harmful event

  • crashSudden violent impact
  • impactForceful contact or consequence
  • wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle

smashup · fender-bender · pileup · broadside · whiplash · airbags · totalled · write-off · casualties · shunt

Opposites
steak cut type

t-bonesfilet mignon

Boneless cut from loin

tenderloin · filets · ground beef · ribeye · flank steak

collision type

t-bonesrear-ends

Strikes another's bumper

rear-end collision · head-on collision · sideswipes · fender-bender · glancing blow

beef steak cut type

t-bonesfilet mignon

Boneless cut from loin

tenderloin · ribeye · New York strip · sirloin · flank steak

Family

t-bone, bone, bones, boned, boning, boner, boners, bony, bonier

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G