beefed-up
[beeft-uhp]
- strengthened or reinforced.
Show More
Origin of beefed-up
First recorded in 1940–45
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for beefed-up
Contemporary Examples
But the laws are weighted against the writer in the European Union with its beefed-up privacy laws.
Historical Examples
They believe,” said Baird, “that they can handle the Niccola with their beefed-up tractor beams.
The AliensMurray Leinster