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

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

The Carolina Panthers decided to beef up their offensive line depth chart with a familiar face ahead of their preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals in Canton, Ohio. — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026

Atlanta City Council is directing city departments to beef up efforts to protect residents from the growing threat of extreme heat after the city recently faced withering critiques from homeless services groups for its response to a recent heatwave. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Mendez is the latest addition to a farm system that has beefed up its pitching depth in the last several weeks. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for beef up

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