Beef up and Cripple

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Beef up verb - To increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force.

Usage example: beefed up the walls with iron bars

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Cripple is an antonym for beef up.

Cripple verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.

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Beef up is an antonym for cripple.

Nearby Words: crippled, crippling

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