beef up

verb

beefed up; beefing up; beefs up

informal

: to add weight, strength, or power to (something)

Security around the city will be beefed up during the event.

a politician looking to beef his image up

Examples of beef up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In response, Moroccan and Spanish authorities beefed up security presence and limited movement toward the area. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

The 11 days of exercises involving 18,000 South Korean soldiers were designed to beef up readiness against North Korean threats. — CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

The Lakers had beefed up their basketball operations department with new hires in the front office around longtime general manager Rob Pelinka. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Security agencies across the continent have warned of a growing threat from Moscow, amid a push to substantially beef up European defenses. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for beef up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup