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ld)v. built (blt), build·ing, builds
lt), build·ing, buildsv.tr.
1. To form by combining materials or parts; construct.
2. To order, finance, or supervise the construction of: The administration built several new housing projects.
3. To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create: build a nation; built a successful business out of their cornergrocery store.
4. To increase or strengthen by adding gradually to: money building interest in a savings account; build support for a political candidate.
5. To establish a basis for; found or ground: build an argument on fact.
v.intr.
1. To make something by combining materials or parts.
2. To engage in the construction or design of buildings: "Each of the three architects built in a different style" (Dwight Macdonald).
3. To develop in magnitude or extent: clouds building on the horizon.
4. To progress toward a maximum, as of intensity: suspense building from the opening scene to the climax.
n.
1. The physical makeup of a person or thing; physique: an athletic build.
2. Computer Science Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
Phrasal Verbs:
build in/into
To construct or include as an integral part of: a wall with shelving that was built in; build stability into the economy.
build on/upon
To use as a basis or foundation: We must build on our recent success.
build up
1. To develop or increase in stages or by degrees: built up the business; building up my endurance for the marathon.
2. To accumulate or collect: sediment building up on the ocean floor.
3. To bolster: build up the product with a massive ad campaign; built up my hopes after the interview.
4. To fill up (an area) with buildings.
Idiom:
build on sand
To provide with an unstable foundation: Having bought only high-risk stocks, my portfolio was built on sand.
[Middle English <tt>bilden</tt>, from Old English <tt>byldan</tt>; see <tt>bheu
-</tt> in Indo-European roots.]
-</tt> in Indo-European roots.]The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
build up
vb (adverb)
1. (tr) to construct gradually, systematically, and in stages
2. to increase, accumulate, or strengthen, esp by degrees: the murmur built up to a roar.
3. (intr) to prepare for or gradually approach a climax
4. (Physiology) (tr) to improve the health or physique of (a person)
5. (Civil Engineering) (tr, usually passive) to cover (an area) with buildings
6. (tr) to cause (a person, enterprise, etc) to become better known; publicize: they built several actresses up into stars.
n
7. progressive increase in number, size, etc: the build-up of industry.
8. a gradual approach to a climax or critical point
9. (General Sporting Terms) the training and practice that constitutes the preparation for a particular event or competition: the team'sOlympic build-up.
10. extravagant publicity or praise, esp in the form of a campaign
11. (Military) military the process of attaining the required strength of forces and equipment, esp prior to an operation
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
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