 build_up |
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| 1. | [ verb ] enlarge or increase | |
| Examples: | "build up excitement" |
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| Related terms: | increase | |
| 2. | [ verb ] grow or intensify | |
| Examples: | "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" |
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| Related terms: | grow increase buildup | |
| 3. | [ verb ] form or accumulate steadily | |
| Synonyms: | build work_up progress | |
| Examples: | "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly" "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" |
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| Related terms: | develop develop build | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (military) prepare oneself for a military confrontation | |
| Synonyms: | arm gird fortify | |
| Examples: | "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East" "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" |
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| Related terms: | disarm rearm forearm weapon garrison fortification | |
| 5. | [ verb ] change the use of and make available or usable | |
| Synonyms: | develop | |
| Examples: | "develop land" "The country developed its natural resources" "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
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| Related terms: | better settle redevelop train civilize develop develop exploitation development | |
| 6. | [ verb ] increase or strengthen gradually | |
| Synonyms: | build ramp_up work_up | |
| Examples: | "This investment is building interest" "We worked up courage" |
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| Related terms: | increase build | |
| Similar spelling: |
build_upon buildup built-up |
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