beefed-up

[beeft-uhp]

adjective

strengthened or reinforced.

Origin of beefed-up

First recorded in 1940–45

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Contemporary Examples of beefed-up

But the laws are weighted against the writer in the European Union with its beefed-up privacy laws.
My Banned Book
Charles Laurence
February 16, 2010

Historical Examples of beefed-up

They believe,” said Baird, “that they can handle the Niccola with their beefed-up tractor beams.
The Aliens
Murray Leinster