build : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: build	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
build n constitution of the human body [syn: physique, build, body-build, habitus] alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" Synonym(s): human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh v make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" Synonym(s): construct, build, make form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" Synonym(s): build up, work up, build, progress build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation" Synonym(s): build, establish improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents" order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state" give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business" be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles" found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation" bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" Synonym(s): build up, work up, build, ramp up develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Build \Build\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Built}; 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[d3]l farm, abode, Dan. bol small farm, OSw. bol, b[94]le, house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel. b[?]a to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. [root]97.] 1. To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise. Nor aught availed him now To have built in heaven high towers. --Milton. 2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means. Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks. --Shak. 3. To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution. I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up. --Acts xx. 32. Syn: To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Build \Build\, v. i. 1. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building. 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 opinions or advice of others.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Build \Build\, n. Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship.