beef up

English - Turkish

Definition of beef up in English Turkish dictionary

kuvvetlendirmek

güçlendirmek

(Argo) güçlenme

(Argo) genişleme

Related Terms

beef sth. up

{k} (deyim) guclendirmek

English - English

Definition of beef up in English English dictionary

to strengthen or reinforce, especially by adding material (or meat)

Let's beef up the hinge, in case anybody leans on the door.

If you beef up something, you increase, strengthen, or improve it. Both sides are still beefing up their military strength. a beefed up police presence

make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries"

increase in size or number; fatten up

Turkish pronunciation

bif ʌp

Synonyms

intensify, augment, reinforce, boost, add, increase, shore, back up, amplify, fortify, brace, support

Antonyms

weaken, decrease, diminish

Pronunciation

/ˈbēf ˈəp/ /ˈbiːf ˈʌp/

Etymology

[ 'bEf ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Old French buef ox, beef, from Latin bov-, bos head of cattle; more at COW.

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