beef up

phrasal verb

beefed up; beefing up; beefs up

informal

: to add weight, strength, or power to (something)

Security around the city will be beefed up during the event.

a politician looking to beef his image up

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For the curious who want to check them out, or for fans who want to beef up their collections, both games are currently on offer at the Bundle of Holding site. —

Rob Wieland, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 Mozzarella and parmesan cheese: Low-moisture cheeses beef up the cheesiness in the creamy sauce. —

Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024 Such concern was among the reasons that Kevin Love was moved into the starting lineup, to try to, at least at the outset of games, beef up on the boards. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024 In particular, the company has beefed up its lifestyle category with unexpected objects, such as a 120-euro sculptural metallic box with scented spheres to hang in closets or cars and 48-euro ceramic pencils to dip into concentrated perfume to make desks and corporate environments more enjoyable. —

Sandra Salibian, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beef up