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to praise something or someone in a way that will influence people's opinions; to make a person feel more confident: A good teacher builds you up. For weeks the media has been building up the national basketball team. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A build-up is a gradual increase in something. There has been a build-up of troops on both sides of the border. [ + of] The disease can also cause a build up of pressure in the inner ear leading to severe earache. [ + of]
1. : to develop gradually by increments. building up endurance. built up a library. 2. : to promote the health, strength, esteem, or reputation of. intransitive verb. : to accumulate or develop appreciably. builder-upper. ˈbil-dər-ˈə-pər. noun.
BUILDUP definition: 1. an increase in number or amount: 2. praise that is intended to increase popularity: . Learn more.
noun. a building up, as of military forces; increase in amount or number. a process of growth; strengthening; development: the buildup of heavy industry. an accumulation, as of a particular type of material: a buildup of salt deposits. an increase, as in potential, intensity, or pressure: A buildup of suspense began halfway through the movie.
[countable, usually singular] build-up (to something) the time before an important event, when people are preparing for it. the build-up to the president’s visit; the build-up to her wedding
build up (to something) to gradually become greater, more powerful, or larger in number or quantity The pressure had built up, and he was out of work for weeks from stress. The music builds up to a rousing climax. She had been away for several weeks and dust had built up on all the furniture. related noun buildup. Definitions on the go.
Definitions of build up. verb. enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages. “ build up your savings”. see more. verb. form or accumulate steadily. synonyms: build, progress, work up. build.
to make somebody/yourself healthier or stronger. You need more protein to build you up. build something up. to create or develop something. She's built up a very successful business. These finds help us build up a picture of life in the Middle Ages.
The slow growth or increase of something is a buildup. Over the course of a winter storm, there will be a buildup of snow on the car that's parked in your driveway. The process of something collecting or growing is a buildup, and so is its result.
