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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. progressive increase in number, size, etc. the build-up of industry. a gradual approach to a climax or critical point. the training and practice that constitutes the preparation for a particular event or competition. the team's Olympic build-up. extravagant publicity or praise, esp in the form of a campaign.
[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
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.
noun. 1. a building up, as of military forces; increase in amount or number. 2. a process of growth; strengthening; development. the buildup of heavy industry. 3. an accumulation, as of a particular type of material. a buildup of salt deposits. 4. an increase, as in potential, intensity, or pressure.
1. The act or process of amassing or increasing: a military buildup; a buildup of tension during the strike. 2. The result of building up: a pipe clogged by rust buildup. 3. a. Widely favorable publicity, especially by a systematic campaign: The new movie was given a tremendous buildup in the media. b. Extravagant praise.
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.
