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–adjective
strengthened or reinforced.
Origin:
1940–45
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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beefed-up
(bēft'ŭp')
adj.
Informal
Having been made greater or stronger:
"Beefed-up sales efforts
[by competitors]
overwhelmed them"
(Wall Street Journal).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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