beef up vs brace

brace vs beef up

beef up is not a noun while brace is a noun.

beef up and brace both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beef up	No	No	Yes	No
brace	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, brace is a hyponym of beef up; that is, brace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beef up:

beef up: make strong or stronger
brace: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

Other hyponyms of beef up include vitalise, vitalize, ruggedise, ruggedize, substantiate, restrengthen, brace up, undergird, confirm, reenforce, reinforce, buttress, stabilise, stabilize, steady, batten, batten, batten down, secure.

beef up (noun)	brace (noun)
	a structural member used to stiffen a framework
	a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
	an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
	a support that steadies or strengthens something else
	elastic straps that hold trousers up
	a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
	either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
	a set of two similar things considered as a unit
	two items of the same kind

beef up (verb)	brace (verb)
make strong or stronger	cause to be alert and energetic
	support by bracing
	support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
	prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult

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