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1
to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force
- beefed up the walls with iron bars
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2
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
- will beef up security for the next few days while the president is in town
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“Beef (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beef%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2021.
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