beef
noun
the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
beefed
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past participleof beef.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof beef.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
beefnounthe flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
Example Sentences
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He himself lives in London, where Cohere recently beefed up its offices.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Trackers have really evolved, and beefed up on artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
The backroom staff has been beefed up, with Sarah Taylor enlisted to sort the fielding and Troy Cooley adding support to the fast bowlers.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
James Monroe and Andrew Jackson beefed up and refurbished the White House.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
This tally of instruments, occasionally beefed up by timpani and trumpets, was the template for the classical orchestra as used by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and their contemporaries.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
