Verb
1. make by combining materials and parts;
"this little pig made his house out of straw""Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"2. form or accumulate steadily;
"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly""Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"3. build or establish something abstract;
"build a reputation"4. improve the cleansing action of;
"build detergents"5. order, supervise, or finance the construction of;
"The government is building new schools in this state"6. give form to, according to a plan;
"build a modern nation""build a million-dollar business"7. be engaged in building;
"These architects build in interesting and new styles"8. found or ground;
"build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"9. bolster or strengthen;
"We worked up courage""build up confidence""ramp up security in the airports"10. develop and grow;
"Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"