build

build
1 /bIld/ verb past tense and past participle built /bIlt/
1 MAKE STH (I, T) to make something, especially a building or something large: Are they going to build on this land? | build sb sth: Nick said he'd build us a fitted wardrobe.
2 MAKE STH DEVELOP (T) to make something develop or form: Kate's working hard to build a career. | build (up) a picture of sb/sth (=form a clear idea about someone or something): The police are trying to build up a picture of Haig's daily routine.
3 FEELING (I, T) if a feeling builds or you build it, it increases gradually over a period of time: Tension is building between the two countries..
4 well-built/brick-built etc used for describing how large someone is, what something is made of, or how it was built: a heavily-built man | a brick-built house
5 be built of to be made using particular materials: a cottage built of Cumbrian slate
6 be built on/around to happen as a result of something: The company's success is built on its very popular home computers.
7 build bridges to try to establish a better relationship between people who do not like each other
build sth in phrasal verb (transitive usually passive) to make something so that it is a permanent part of a wall, room etc build sth into phrasal verb (T)
1 to make something so that it is a permanent part of a wall, room etc
2 to make something a permanent part of a system, agreement etc: A completion date was built into the contract.
-see also: built-in build on sth phrasal verb
1 (transitive build something on) to add another room etc to a building in order to have more space
2 (build on something) to use your achievements as a base for further development: Now we must build on our success in Italy.
-see also: be built on build 1 (5) build up phrasal verb
1 PRAISE (transitive build someone/something up) to praise someone or something so that other people think they are really good: You have to build kids up - make them feel important.
2 MAKE STRONGER (transitive build someone up) to make someone well and strong again, especially after an illness: Build your mother up with nourishing food.
3 FEELING (intransitive, transitive build something up) if a feeling builds up or you build it up, it increases gradually over a period of time: Try and build up his confidence a bit.
4 INCREASE GRADUALLY (intransitive, transitive build something up) if a substance, force, or activity builds up somewhere or you build it up, it gradually becomes bigger and stronger: Both sides have built up huge stockpiles of arms.
-see also: build-up (1)
5 build up sb's hopes to unfairly encourage someone to think that they will get what they hope for
build up to sth phrasal verb (T) to prepare for a particular moment or event: I could tell she was building up to some kind of announcement. -see also: build-up (3) 2 noun (singular, uncountable) the shape and size of someone's body: a powerful build -see body

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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