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

Chipotle is beefing up its board, in a bid to reassure investors and quell concerns about potential activist scrutiny. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

As the company continues to see sales take a hit in North America, JD Sports Fashion is beefing up its leadership team in the region. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Instead of firing Norvell during last year’s 5-7 campaign, FSU beefed up and restructured the front office. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Besides several days of lost revenue, the business now faces additional costs to beef up its security. — Charles Keeshan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for beef up

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