beef up
phrasal 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
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It's beefed up the wheel arches, created a squarer, more upright upper fascia around the headlamps, and carved in some rather sharp, level accents on the sides.
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New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Kyiv is now pinning its hopes on Europe to beef up its capabilities.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Security measures will be beefed up.
—Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Following a fire at the Novelis aluminum plant in New York, Ford is looking to beef up its truck production capacity at the Kentucky Truck Plant.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Kyiv is now pinning its hopes on Europe to beef up its capabilities.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Security measures will be beefed up.
—Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Following a fire at the Novelis aluminum plant in New York, Ford is looking to beef up its truck production capacity at the Kentucky Truck Plant.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beef up
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“Beef up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beef%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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