publicity build-up
1publicity — [n] promotion of something, someone advertising, announcement, announcing, attention, ballyhoo*, big noise*, billing, blurb*, boost*, broadcasting, build up*, clout*, commercial, currency, distribution, fame, handout, hoopla*, hype*, ink*,… …
2build — 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 …
3publicity — noun 1) the blaze of publicity Syn: public attention/interest, media attention/interest, exposure, glare, limelight 2) publicity should boost sales Syn: promotion, advertising, propaganda, boost, push; in …
4build-up — n 1 a build up of fat enlargement, expansion, development, increase, gain, growth, accumulation, escalation FORMAL accretion 2 build up of nuclear weapons accumulation, mass, load, heap, stack, drift, store, stockpile …
5build-up — buildup uild up, build up uild up . 1. the act of building up an accumulation. Syn: build up. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the events, such as advertising or publicity, causing increased interest in some coming event. The buildup to Superbowl XXIV was the… …
6build-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 …
7build up — Synonyms and related words: add to, advertise, agent provocateur, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annoy, assemble, augment, ballyhoo, bark, bill, bloat, blow up, boost, broaden, build, bulk, bulk out, bulletin, burlesque, caricature, carry too… …
8build up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To increase] Syn. develop, strengthen, add to, expand; see develop 1 , grow 1 , increase 1 , strengthen . 2. [To make more deSirable or attractive] Syn. promote, talk up, magnify, boost; see advertise 2 , exaggerate , praise …
9build-up — 1. n. Advance preparation or publicity for an event (often with sense of increasing excitement). Flattery given to one when introducing one. 2. v. build up Arrange or offer this, bulge Temporary increase in national birth rate …
10build-up — n. gradual increase, increasing accumulation; act of building up an accumulation, accretion; promotion, advertising, publicity …