Definition of beef up Beef up
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What does beef up mean?
WordNet
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| beef up - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" | ||
| strengthen, fortify | ||
| weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| vitalise, vitalize make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man" | ||
| ruggedise, ruggedize produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage; "Detroit ruggedized the family car" | ||
| substantiate solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country" | ||
| restrengthen make strong again | ||
| brace up, undergird make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" | ||
| confirm make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!" | ||
| reenforce, reinforce make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete" | ||
| buttress make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis" | ||
| steady, stabilise, stabilize, brace make steady; "steady yourself" | ||
| batten secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches" | ||
| batten down, batten, secure secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- beef up (Verb)
To strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to.
