beef up
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
make strong or stronger
This exercise will strengthen your upper body
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- weaken antonym
- strengthen causes
- fortification derivation
- strengthening derivation
- strengthener derivation
- fortification derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | weaken |
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | strengthen |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortification |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | strengthening |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | strengthener |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortification |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vitalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ruggedize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | substantiate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | restrengthen |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brace up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | confirm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reinforce |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | buttress |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stabilise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | batten |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | batten |