bulk up

verb

1. (adverb) to increase or cause to increase in size or importance

Example Sentences

The company acquired cable network Starz in 2016 for $4.4 billion to bulk up and better compete in the media ecosystem.

From Los Angeles Times

If the U.S. were to attack Iran now, it would likely supercharge efforts to bulk up the militaries not just in Iran but elsewhere in the region.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are saving as much as possible, just hoarding cash, trying to bulk up our emergency fund," the 32-year-old accountant from Ohio said.

From BBC

Energy in, power out and, hopefully, bulk up.

From BBC

And by the time cocaine reached Scotland it had been cut - mixed - several times with additives such as flour or baking soda to bulk up the supply.

From BBC

Related Words

• bolster 
• broaden 
• develop 
• enlarge 
• grow 
• increase 
• open 
• spread 
• swell 
• widen