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build up - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
build up
Definition
(verb) enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
Example Sentence
build up your savings
Definition
(verb) form or accumulate steadily
Synonyms
:
build
,
progress
,
work up
Example Sentence
Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
Definition
(verb) prepare oneself for a military confrontation
Synonyms
:
arm
,
fortify
,
gird
Example Sentence
The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
troops are building up on the Iraqi border
Definition
(verb) bolster or strengthen
Synonyms
:
build
,
ramp up
,
work up
Example Sentence
We worked up courage
build up confidence
ramp up security in the airports
Definition
(verb) change the use of and make available or usable
Synonyms
:
develop
Example Sentence
develop land
The country developed its natural resources
The remote areas of the country were gradually built up
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