English to English
verb
- enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
Build up your savings.
source: WordNet 3.0
- form or accumulate steadily
Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly.
Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border.
source: WordNet 3.0
- prepare oneself for a military confrontation
The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East.
Troops are building up on the Iraqi border.
source: WordNet 3.0
- bolster or strengthen
We worked up courage.
Build up confidence.
Ramp up security in the airports.
source: WordNet 3.0
- change the use of and make available or usable
Develop land.
The country developed its natural resources.
The remote areas of the country were gradually built up.
source: WordNet 3.0
