beef up — to make something stronger, more powerful, or more substantial
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make something stronger, more powerful, or more substantial
Pronunciation (IPA): /biːf ʌp/
Example Sentences
- The restaurant decided to beef up their menu with more vegetarian options.
- We need to beef up our presentation before tomorrow's meeting.
- The coach wants to beef up the defense before the championship game.
beef up
VERB[/biːf ʌp/]
to make something stronger, more powerful, or more substantial
💡 Concept
🎵 Rhyme
The chief ups the spirit as they reef up the ocean!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/biːf ʌp/
🇬🇧 UK/biːf ʌp/
🌳Etymology
Rootbeef
Suffix-up
🎵Rhyme
chief upleaf upreef up
chief up
leaf up
reef up
🔗Collocations
beef up security
beef up the team
beef up defense
beef up staff
beef up portfolio
beef up muscles
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The restaurant decided to beef up their menu with more vegetarian options.”
“We need to beef up our presentation before tomorrow's meeting.”
“The coach wants to beef up the defense before the championship game.”
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother tried to beef up my skinny arms by feeding me endless bowls of soup.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
strengthenreinforcebolsterenhancefortify
Antonyms
weakenreducediminish
Related
build upramp upstep uppower up
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