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Meaning of build up in English
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Verb
build up
Definitions
1.
enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
Examples
« build up your savings »
2.
form or accumulate steadily
Examples
« Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly »
« Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border »
3.
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
Examples
« The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East »
« troops are building up on the Iraqui border »
Antonyms
disarm
demilitarize
demilitarise
4.
bolster or strengthen
Examples
« We worked up courage »
« build up confidence »
« ramp up security in the airports »
5.
change the use of and make available or usable
Examples
« develop land »
« The country developed its natural resources »
« The remote areas of the country were gradually built up »