construct, create; energize, increase intensity
figure, body structure
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Build Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
1) During lighting plotting, to construct a state from blackout, or to add to an existing state. 2) An increase in light or sound level. See Check. 3) A period of set construction ("The Build")
Jon PrimroseBuild Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means.
To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means.
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(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.
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. 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.
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.
(v. i.)
To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.
To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.
(n.)
Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutForm or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship.
build
\build\ (&?;), v. i.
1. to exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.
2. 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.
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\build\, n. form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship.
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\build\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. built (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. building. the regular imp. & p. p. builded is antiquated.] [oe. bulden, bilden, as. byldan to build, fr. bold house; cf. icel. bōl farm, abode, dan. bol small farm, osw. bol, b?le, house, dwelling, fr. root of icel. b&?;a to dwell; akin to e. be, bower, boor. ?97.] 1. 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. nor aught availed him now to have built in heaven high towers.
2. to raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means. who builds his hopes in air of your good looks.
3. 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. i commend you to god, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up. xx. 32.
similar words(5)
build upon
to build a chapel
build on
body-build
build up
Adeiladu = v. to build
Pileru = v. to build upon pillars, to erect pillars
to be a big strong bloke
very tall
having a thick, strong, muscular physique
(jocular) venereal disease clinic
Noun
1. constitution of the human body
(synonym) physique, body-build, habitus
(hypernym) bodily property
(hyponym) lankiness
2. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
(synonym) human body, physical body, material body, soma, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
(hypernym) body, organic structure, physical structure
(hyponym) person
(part-holonym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
Verb
1. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
(synonym) construct, make
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) customize, customise
(derivation) builder, constructor
2. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
(synonym) build up, work up, progress
(hypernym) develop
3. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
(synonym) establish
(hypernym) make, create
4. improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(derivation) builder, detergent builder
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
5. order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state"
(hypernym) oversee, supervise, superintend, manage
(derivation) construction, building
6. give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
(hypernym) develop
7. be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles"
(hypernym) create
(verb-group) construct, make
(derivation) construction, building
(classification) architecture
8. found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
(hypernym) establish, base, ground, found
9. bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
(synonym) build up, work up, ramp up
(hypernym) increase
(verb-group) build up, work up, progress
10. develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
(hypernym) intensify, deepen
(verb-group) build up, work up, progress
Build Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Build may refer to:
- The process of building or construction
- Physical body stature, especially muscle size; usually of the human body
- BUILD (Website), a website for people building or renovating their homes
- Build engine, a first-person shooter engine by 3D Realms
- Software build, a compiled version of software, or the process of producing it
- Build (song) a 1987 song by The Housemartins
- Build (film), a 2004 film
- Build, a final version of talent tree
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The Build engine is a first-person shooter engine created by Ken Silverman for 3D Realms. Like the Doom engine, the Build engine represents its world on a two-dimensional grid using closed 2D shapes called sectors, and uses simple flat objects called sprites to populate the world geometry with objects.
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Build Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The downturned hands are placed repeatedly atop each other. Each time this is done the arms rise a bit, to indicate the raising of a building.
