Lexic.us

Definition of Build up

1. Verb. Enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages. "Build up your savings"

2. Verb. Form or accumulate steadily. "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

3. Verb. Prepare oneself for a military confrontation. "Troops are building up on the Iraqi border"

4. Verb. Bolster or strengthen. "Ramp up security in the airports"

5. Verb. Change the use of and make available or usable. "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

Definition of Build up

1. Verb. (intransitive transitive idiomatic) To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages ¹

2. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To strengthen ¹

3. Noun. (alternative form of buildup) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Build Up

buhrstone buhrstones buik buiks build build-to build-up build-ups build a better mousetrap build a fire under

build castles in the air build in build into build on build on sand build up (current term) build upon buildability buildable builddown

builddowns builded builder builder's bum builder's cleavage builder's tea buildering builders builders' tea buildest

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