build-up

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build-up

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Deverbal from build up.

noun build-ups

alternative Alternative form of buildup Steve Gohouri was guilty of losing possession deep inside his own half, allowing Davies to find Ngog for Bolton's second, before Antolin Alcaraz was dispossessed in the build-up to their third.

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@misc{build_up_2026,
  title = {build-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/build-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}