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beefed up

beefed up is the past participle of beef up.

Meaning of beef up

Verb

beef up (third-person singular simple present beefs up, present participle beefing up, simple past and past participle beefed up)

  1. (slang, transitive) To strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to.
    • We need to beef up security around the airport.

Forms of beefed up

alternative formbeefed-up

Questions about beefed up

What is beefed up the past participle of?
Beefed up is the past participle of beef up.

Words near beefed up in the dictionary

  1. beefcakey
  2. beefeater
  3. beefeaters
  4. beefed
  5. beefed out
  6. beefed up
  7. beefer
  8. beefers
  9. beefhead
  10. beefheaded
  11. beefheads

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