beef up

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

beef up (third-person singular simple present beefs up, present participle beefing up, simple past and past participle beefed up)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) to strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to

   We need to beef up security around the airport.

Related terms

• beefy
• beefed up
• beef out
• beefed out
• beef

Translations

to strengthen or reinforce — see strengthen