gradual build-up
1build-up — build ups also buildup, build up 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n A build up is a gradual increase in something. There has been a build up of troops on both sides of the border... The disease can also cause a build up of pressure in the inner ear …
2build-up — ► NOUN 1) a gradual accumulation. 2) a period of excitement and preparation before an event …
3build-down — ☆ build down [bild′doun΄ ] n. Informal a gradual decrease in nuclear weapons, armed forces, etc., esp. by an agreement in which a smaller number of newer weapons would replace older ones …
4build-up — noun 1 gradual increase ADJECTIVE ▪ gradual, slow ▪ steady ▪ rapid ▪ massive ▪ military …
5build-up — /ˈbɪld ʌp / (say bild up) noun 1. a gradual increase. 2. Military a concentration of troops, etc., for an offensive. 3. a publicity campaign on behalf of a person or a product. 4. (in northern Australia) the period just before the wet season when …
6build — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past. part. built) 1 a construct (a house, vehicle, fire, road, model, etc.) by putting parts or material together. b commission, finance, and oversee the building of (the council has built two new schools). 2 (often foll …
7build-up — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms build up : singular build up plural build ups 1) a gradual increase in the amount or level of something The greenhouse effect is caused by the build up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 2)… …
8ˈbuild-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] …
9gradual — adj. Gradual is used with these nouns: ↑acceleration, ↑acceptance, ↑accumulation, ↑ascent, ↑build up, ↑change, ↑climb, ↑decline, ↑decrease, ↑descent, ↑deterioration, ↑ …
10build — I. verb (built; building) Etymology: Middle English bilden, from Old English byldan; akin to Old English būan to dwell more at bower Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a… …
