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

The board, elected in June, has made repairs to the pool, parking garage and laundry room and has beefed up security. — Linda Robertson updated October 22, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Salesforce has made a series of acquisitions in recent months to beef up its AI capabilities. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

United Talent Agency is beefing up the leadership in its UTA Creators division, as the business of the creator economy continues to boom. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Some experts are urging state and local governments to beef up noise regulations. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for beef up

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