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build up

verb

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noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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instance, member or derived
substance, domain or see-also
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Senses

Sense 1 verb

enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages

build up your savings

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Sense 2 verb

form or accumulate steadily

Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly

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Sense 3 verb

prepare oneself for a military confrontation

The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East

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Sense 4 verb

bolster or strengthen

We worked up courage

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Sense 5 verb

change the use of and make available or usable

develop land

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite buildup
1 hypernym Types & categories increase
2 derivation Related & opposite progress
2 verb group Related & opposite build
2 verb group Related & opposite ramp up
2 hypernym Types & categories develop
3 antonym Related & opposite disarm
3 derivation Related & opposite arming
3 derivation Related & opposite fort
3 derivation Related & opposite weapon
3 derivation Related & opposite fortification
3 derivation Related & opposite armour
3 hyponym Types & categories re-arm
3 hyponym Types & categories forearm
4 verb group Related & opposite work up
4 hypernym Types & categories increase
5 derivation Related & opposite exploitation
5 derivation Related & opposite development
5 derivation Related & opposite developer
5 verb group Related & opposite make grow
5 verb group Related & opposite modernise
5 verb group Related & opposite train
5 verb group Related & opposite develop
5 hypernym Types & categories improve
5 hyponym Types & categories redevelop
5 hyponym Types & categories settle