beefed-up

[ beeft-uhp ]

/ ˈbiftˈʌp /

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adjective

strengthened or reinforced.

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Origin of beefed-up

First recorded in 1940–45

How to use beefed-up in a sentence

A much nicer looking and easier-to-use Calendar, beefed up data and features in Maps, interactive textbooks in iBooks.
20 Life-Altering Developments Just Announced at Apple’s Life-Altering Worldwide Developers Conference|Winston Ross|June 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Set an aggressive goal of under a year to get that savings account beefed up.
Ask the Blogger|Megan McArdle|December 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Around the country, police beefed up protection at Coptic churches.
Some Israelis to Obama: We Told You So|Dan Ephron|September 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The permitting process has also been beefed up, along with a drilling safety rule the Obama administration introduced in October.
Michael Bromwich on Preventing the Next Spill|Daniel Stone|April 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST

We have beefed up the investment in culture and lifestyle… It is about growing the audience.
Salon's New Market Strategy|Howard Kurtz|February 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He had come down in his gig, to confer with Hilton as to the newly beefed-up fleet.
Masters of Space|Edward Elmer Smith
The ship, vastly beefed up, was moving at a good fraction of the speed of light.
Tulan|Carroll Mather Capps
They believe,” said Baird, “that they can handle the Niccola with their beefed-up tractor beams.
The Aliens|Murray Leinster
Other parts they had beefed up, figuring they would wear, but slowly.
The Repairman|Harry Harrison

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