Definition
Meaning of 'build'
Meaning of 'build' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Build 
[ n.]
- Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the
build of a ship. [ n.]2. Build [ v. i.]
- To exercise the art, or practice the business, of
building. [ v. i.]- To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others.
3. Build [ v. t.]
- To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any
kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to
fabricate; to make; to raise. [ v. t.]- To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means.
- To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution.
Meaning of 'build' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. build [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- alternative names for the body of a human being
Example in sentence:
- he has a strong physique;
- Leonardo studied the human body;
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
2. build [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- found or ground
- found or ground
Example in sentence:
- build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation
Meaning (3):
- give form to, according to a plan
- give form to, according to a plan
Example in sentence:
- build a million-dollar business;
- build a modern nation
Meaning (4):
- build or establish something abstract
- build or establish something abstract
Example in sentence:
- build a reputation
Meaning (5):
- improve the cleansing action of
- improve the cleansing action of
Example in sentence:
- build detergents
Meaning (6):
- form or accumulate steadily
- form or accumulate steadily
Example in sentence:
- Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border;
- Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
Meaning (7):
- develop and grow
- develop and grow
Example in sentence:
- Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera
Meaning (8):
- order, supervise, or finance the construction of
- order, supervise, or finance the construction of
Example in sentence:
- The government is building new schools in this state
Meaning (9):
- be engaged in building
- be engaged in building
Example in sentence:
- These architects build in interesting and new styles
Meaning (10):
- make by combining materials and parts
- make by combining materials and parts
Example in sentence:
- Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer;
- this little pig made his house out of straw
Meaning (11):
- bolster or strengthen
- bolster or strengthen
Example in sentence:
- build up confidence;
- ramp up security in the airports;
- We worked up courage
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