English Explanatory Dictionary

beef up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to.

Pronunciation

en-au-beef up.ogg

Word forms

beef up beefs up beefing up beefed up

Etymology

Originally college slang, from beef (“muscle-power”).

Related words

beef beefed out beefed up beef out beefy

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