'beef up' definitions:
Definition of 'beef up'
(from WordNet)
verb
Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" [syn: strengthen, beef up, fortify] [ant: weaken]
Synonyms of 'beef up'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accelerate,
- aggrandize,
- aggravate,
- augment,
- blow up,
- boost,
- brace,
- brace up,
- buttress,
- case harden,
- complicate,
- concentrate,
- condense,
- confirm,
- consolidate,
- deepen,
- double,
- enhance,
- enlarge,
- exacerbate,
- exaggerate,
- expand,
- extend,
- fortify,
- gird,
- harden,
- heat up,
- heighten,
- hop up,
- hot up,
- intensify,
- invigorate,
- jazz up,
- key up,
- magnify,
- make complex,
- multiply,
- nerve,
- prop,
- ramify,
- redouble,
- refresh,
- reinforce,
- reinvigorate,
- restrengthen,
- sharpen,
- shore up,
- soup up,
- steel,
- step up,
- stiffen,
- strengthen,
- support,
- sustain,
- temper,
- toughen,
- triple,
- undergird,
- whet
Words containing 'beef up'
- Beef,
- beefed up,
- beefing,
- Baron of beef,
- Beef tea,
- Bully beef,
- Cheek of beef,
- Hung beef,
- Mess beef,
- Round of beef,
- To collar beef,
- beef bourguignonne,
- beef broth,
- beef burrito,
- beef cattle,
- beef fondue,
- beef goulash,
- beef jerky,
- beef loin,
- beef man,
- beef neck,
- beef on the hoof,
- beef patty,
- beef plant,
- beef roast,
- beef stew,
- beef stock,
- beef stroganoff,
- beef tallow,
- beef tapeworm,
- beef tenderloin,
- beef tongue,
- beef wellington,
- beefed-up,
- corn beef,
- corned beef,
- cut of beef,
- ground beef,
- roast beef,
- side of beef,
- Beef-witted,
- belgian beef stew,
- corned beef hash,
- roast beef plant