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Noun build-up has 3 senses
- buildup - the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"
--1 is a kind of accumulation, accrual, accruement
--1 has particulars: deposit, deposition
- buildup - the result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes"
--2 is a kind of accretion, accumulation
- buildup - highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"
--3 is a kind of promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
Verb build-up has 5 senses
- build up - enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"
--1 is one way to increase
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- build up, work up, build, progress - form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
--2 is one way to develop
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- arm, build up, fortify, gird - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
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- build up, work up, build, ramp up - bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
--4 is one way to increase
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- build up, develop - 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"
--5 is one way to better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
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