build up
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build up
verb builds up · building up · built up
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To erect; to construct.
Near-synonym: build out
Similar: assemble, build, put together, artifice, betimber, build up, compile, construct, edify, erect, extruct, fabricate · Opposite: take down, tear down, disassemble
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To close up by building.
to build up a door
Similar: close, close off, close up, cover, cover up, enclose, shut, shut in, shut off, shut up
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To accumulate: to increase incrementally or continually.
Ever since the secretary left, the letters in my inbox have started to build up.
Similar: pile up, amass, heap up, accumulate, agglomerate, build up, cumulate, heap, mound, pile, rack up, stack
- To strengthen. They had to build up their fortress to protect against attack.
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In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of lower value. (e.g., place 5♦ over 4♣)
Opposite: build down
noun
- Misspelling of buildup
Translations
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verb to accumulate
| Français | s'accumuler, s'entasser, s'empiler |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | sich ansammeln, sich türmen |
| Italiano | accumulare |
| Русский | накапливаться nakaplivatʹsja, скапливаться skaplivatʹsja |
verb to strengthen
| Français | renforcer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | aufbauen |
| Italiano | rinforzare |
| Русский | усилить usilitʹ, укрепить ukrepitʹ |
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