BUILD UP

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

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