build

build
build ► 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 (something) as a permanent part of.
► NOUN 1) the proportions of a person's or animal's body. 2) the style or form of construction of something.
DERIVATIVES builder noun.
ORIGIN Old English, related to BOWER(Cf. ↑bower).

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  • build — [bɪld] verb built PTandPP [bɪlt] [transitive] 1. MANUFACTURING to make or put together large things such as buildings, cars, ships, roads etc: • New offices are being built on the site. • No new ships are being built at the yard now …   Financial and business terms

  • Build — (b[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Built} (b[i^]lt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Building}. The regular imp. & p. p. {Builded} is antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. b[=o]l farm, abode, Dan. bol small farm, OSw. bol …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Build — Build, n. Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship; a great build on a man. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • build 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • build 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Build — (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Build — 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… …   Wikipedia

  • build-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 …   Financial and business terms

  • build — 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,… …   Law dictionary

  • build up — index accrue (increase), accumulate (enlarge), aggregate, compound, consolidate (strengthen) …   Law dictionary

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