build (noun)

  • 1build*/*/*/ — [bɪld] (past tense and past participle built [bɪlt] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to make a building or other large structure by putting its parts together Do you know when this house was built?[/ex] They re building a new bridge over the river.[/ex] The… …

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  • 2build — [bɪld] verb built PTandPP [bɪlt] [transitive] 1. MANUFACTURING to make or put together large things such as buildings, cars, ships, roads etc: • New offices are being built on the site. • No new ships are being built at the yard now …

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  • 3build — ► VERB (past and past part. built) 1) construct by putting parts or materials together. 2) (often build up) increase in size or intensity over time. 3) (build on) use as a basis for further progress or development. 4) (build in/into) incorporate …

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  • 4build-to-stock — ˌbuild to ˈstock adjective [only before a noun] MANUFACTURING build to stock products are made in a standard way for all customers: • build to stock business platforms compare build to order * * * build to stock UK US adjective (ABBREVIATION …

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  • 5build-up — noun 1 gradual increase ADJECTIVE ▪ gradual, slow ▪ steady ▪ rapid ▪ massive ▪ military …

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  • 6build-to-order — ˌbuild to ˈorder adjective [only before a noun] MANUFACTURING build to order products are specially made for a particular customer, according to what the customer wants: • the success of build to order computers compare build to stock …

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  • 7build-up — noun 1 (uncountable singular) an increase over a period of time: a heavy build up of traffic on the motorway 2 (C) a description of someone or something in which you say they are very special or important: give sb a big build up: The presenter… …

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  • 8build yourself up to something — ˌbuild ˈup to sth | ˌbuild yourself ˈup to sth derived to prepare for a particular moment or event • Build yourself up to peak performance on the day of the exam. • If you are building up to a competition you may wish to increase your fitness and …

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  • 9build-up — UK US /ˈbɪldʌp/ noun [C or U] ► an increase in the amount of something over a period of time: »Environmentalists are urging industries to go green in order to reduce further build up of CO2 emissions …

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  • 10ˈbuild-ˌup — noun [C] 1) a gradual increase in the amount or level of something a build up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere[/ex] 2) the time before an event when people are preparing for it the build up to the wedding[/ex] …

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