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 most intense of the series. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Build — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Build es un motor de juego para videojuegos de disparos en primera persona creado por Ken Silverman para 3D Realms. Al igual que en Doom, el motor Build representa su mundo en una malla bidimensional, utilizando… … Wikipedia Español
build — [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 … Financial and business terms
Build — (b[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Built} (b[i^]lt); 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. b[=o]l farm, abode, Dan. bol small farm, OSw. bol … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Build — Build, n. Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship; a great build on a man. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
build up — {v.} 1. To make out of separate pieces or layers; construct from parts. * /Johnny built up a fort out of large balls of snow./ * /Lois built up a cake of three layers./ 2. To cover over or fill up with buildings. * /The fields where Tom s father… … Dictionary of American idioms
build up — {v.} 1. To make out of separate pieces or layers; construct from parts. * /Johnny built up a fort out of large balls of snow./ * /Lois built up a cake of three layers./ 2. To cover over or fill up with buildings. * /The fields where Tom s father… … Dictionary of American idioms
Build — (b[i^]ld), v. i. 1. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building. [1913 Webster] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Build — may refer to: *the process of building or construction *physical body stature, especially muscle size *Build engine, a first person shooter engine by 3D Realms *software build, a compiled version of software, or the process of producing it See… … Wikipedia
build-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 … Financial and business terms
build — I (augment) verb add to, aggrandize, amplify, develop, elevate, enhance, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, heighten, increase, lift, magnify, make higher, make larger, parlay, pyramid, raise, rise, swell II (construct) verb achieve, assemble,… … Law dictionary
build up — index accrue (increase), accumulate (enlarge), aggregate, compound, consolidate (strengthen) … Law dictionary
