Definition of Build-up

Verb

  • 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"
  • bolster or strengthen
    "We worked up courage"
    "build up confidence"
    "ramp up security in the airports"
    - work up - ramp up
  • 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"
  • form or accumulate steadily
    "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"
    "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
    - work up
  • enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
    "build up your savings"
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Unscramble build_up

32 unscramble word found using the letters build_up.
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