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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Hopefully, this case will not delay and distract from the necessary work of beefing up the city’s housing stock.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
The gym is so intense that famous boxers stay here to train and Idris Elba came when beefing up for a role.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Mar. 2025
The state would have to spend money to set up a retail marketplace, including making system updates at the Department of Taxation and beefing up staffing at the Cannabis Control Authority and the Virginia State Police.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
The numbers have been beefed up this spring, with 15 players in the position group.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
The gym is so intense that famous boxers stay here to train and Idris Elba came when beefing up for a role.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Mar. 2025
The state would have to spend money to set up a retail marketplace, including making system updates at the Department of Taxation and beefing up staffing at the Cannabis Control Authority and the Virginia State Police.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
The numbers have been beefed up this spring, with 15 players in the position group.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2025.
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