beefed-up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beeft-uhp]
- /biːf ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beeft-uhp]
- /biːf ʌp/

Definition of beefed-up word

adjective beefed-up strengthened or reinforced. 1

Just one definition for beefed-up

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Origin of beefed-up

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Beefed-up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Beefed-up

beefed-up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.