" beefing "

1: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely;

  * e.g., " ... he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bellyaching,

•  bitching,

•  bleating,

•  carping,

•  caterwauling,

•  complaining,

•  crabbing,

•  croaking,

•  fussing,

•  griping,

•  grizzling,

•  grouching,

•  grousing,

•  growling,

•  grumbling,

•  grumping,

•  hollering,

•  inveighing,

•  keening,

•  kicking,

•  kvetching,

•  maundering,

•  moaning,

•  murmuring,

•  muttering,

•  nagging,

•  repining,

•  screaming,

•  squawking,

•  squealing,

•  wailing,

•  whimpering,

•  whinging,

•  whining,

•  yammering,

•  yawping,

•  yowling

•  Antonyms : 

•  crowing,

•  delighting,

•  rejoicing

1: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely;

  * e.g., " ... he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bellyache,

•  bitch,

•  bleat,

•  carp,

•  caterwaul,

•  complain,

•  crab,

•  croak,

•  fuss,

•  gripe,

•  grizzle,

•  grouch,

•  grouse,

•  growl,

•  grumble,

•  grump,

•  holler,

•  inveigh,

•  keen,

•  kick,

•  kvetch,

•  maunder,

•  moan,

•  murmur,

•  mutter,

•  nag,

•  repine,

•  scream,

•  squawk,

•  squeal,

•  wail,

•  whimper,

•  whine,

•  whinge,

•  yammer,

•  yawp,

•  yowl

•  Antonyms : 

•  crow,

•  delight,

•  rejoice

1: to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force;

  * e.g., " ... beefed up the walls with iron bars "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fortify,

•  harden,

•  strengthen,

•  toughen

•  Antonyms : 

•  debilitate,

•  enervate,

•  enfeeble,

•  weaken

2: to make markedly greater in measure or degree;

  * e.g., " ... will beef up security for the next few days while the president is in town "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accentuate,

•  amp (up),

•  amplify,

•  boost,

•  consolidate,

•  deepen,

•  enhance,

•  heighten,

•  intensify,

•  magnify,

•  redouble,

•  step up,

•  strengthen

•  Antonyms : 

•  abate,

•  moderate