BUILD


Meaning of BUILD in English

n. 25B6; verb

a supermarket had been built : CONSTRUCT, erect, put up, assemble.

they were building a snowman : MAKE, construct, form, create, fashion, model, shape.

they are building a business strategy : ESTABLISH, found, set up, institute, inaugurate, initiate.

25B6; noun a man of slim build : PHYSIQUE, frame, body, figure, form, shape, stature, proportions; informal vital statistics.

25A0; build something in/into INCORPORATE IN/INTO, include in, absorb into, subsume into, assimilate into.

25A0; build on EXPAND ON, enlarge on, develop, elaborate, flesh out, embellish, amplify; refine, improve, perfect.

25A0; build up INCREASE, grow, mount up, intensify, escalate; strengthen.

25A0; build something up

he built up a huge business : ESTABLISH, set up, found, institute, start, create; develop, expand, enlarge.

he built up his stamina : BOOST, strengthen, increase, improve, augment, raise, enhance, swell; informal beef up.

I have built up a collection of prints : ACCUMULATE, amass, collect, gather; stockpile, hoard.

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