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11build — ► VERB (past and past part. built) 1) construct by putting parts or materials together. 2) (often build up) increase in size or intensity over time. 3) (build on) use as a basis for further progress or development. 4) (build in/into) incorporate …
12build up — {v.} 1. To make out of separate pieces or layers; construct from parts. * /Johnny built up a fort out of large balls of snow./ * /Lois built up a cake of three layers./ 2. To cover over or fill up with buildings. * /The fields where Tom s father… …
13build up — {v.} 1. To make out of separate pieces or layers; construct from parts. * /Johnny built up a fort out of large balls of snow./ * /Lois built up a cake of three layers./ 2. To cover over or fill up with buildings. * /The fields where Tom s father… …
14Build — (b[i^]ld), v. i. 1. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building. [1913 Webster] 2. To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one s self or one s hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the… …
15Build — may refer to: *the process of building or construction *physical body stature, especially muscle size *Build engine, a first person shooter engine by 3D Realms *software build, a compiled version of software, or the process of producing it See… …
16build up to — ˌbuild ˈup to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they build up to he/she/it builds up to present participle building up to past tense …
17build-up — UK US /ˈbɪldʌp/ noun [C or U] ► an increase in the amount of something over a period of time: »Environmentalists are urging industries to go green in order to reduce further build up of CO2 emissions …
18build in — (something) to include a feature when something is being put together. You should build in some way to cancel the contract if things don t work out. Software developers built in a word processor …
19build|ed — «BIHL dihd», verb. Archaic. built; a past tense and a past participle of build …
20build — I (augment) verb add to, aggrandize, amplify, develop, elevate, enhance, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, heighten, increase, lift, magnify, make higher, make larger, parlay, pyramid, raise, rise, swell II (construct) verb achieve, assemble,… …