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beef up vs batten down

batten down vs beef up

beef up and batten down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
beef up No No Yes No
batten down No No Yes No
As verbs, batten down is a hyponym of beef up; that is, batten down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beef up:
  • beef up: make strong or stronger
  • batten down: furnish with battens
Other hyponyms of beef up include vitalise, vitalize, ruggedise, ruggedize, substantiate, restrengthen, brace up, undergird, confirm, reenforce, reinforce, buttress, brace, stabilise, stabilize, steady, batten, batten, secure.
beef up (verb) batten down (verb)
make strong or stronger furnish with battens
Difference between beef up and batten down

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