[ usually passive ] to create sth, using sth else as a basis :
The story is built around a group of high school dropouts.
[ usually passive ] to create sth, using sth else as a basis :
The story is built around a group of high school dropouts.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005