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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Build \Build\ (b[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Built (b[i^]lt);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Building. The regular imp. & p. p.
     Builded is antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to
     build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. b[=o]l farm, abode, Dan. bol
     small farm, OSw. bol, b["o]le, house, dwelling, fr. root of
     Icel. b[=u]a to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. [root]97.]
     1. To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any
        kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular
        structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
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              Nor aught availed him now
              To have built in heaven high towers.  --Milton.
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     2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or
        produce by using appropriate means.
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              Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and
        stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; --
        frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution.
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              I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace,
              which is able to build you up.        --Acts xx. 32.
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     Syn: To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Built \Built\ (b[i^]lt), n.
     Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship.
     [Obs.] --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Built \Built\, a.
     Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in
     composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as,
     frigate-built, clipper-built, etc.
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           Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly
           built.                                   --Landor.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Build \Build\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Built; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Building. The regular imp. & p. p. Builded is
     antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to build, fr.
     bold house; cf. Icel. b[=o]l farm, abode, Dan. bol small
     farm, OSw. bol, b["o]le, house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel.
     b?a to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. [root]97.]
     1. To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any
        kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular
        structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
  
              Nor aught availed him now To have built in heaven
              high towers.                          --Milton.
  
     2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or
        produce by using appropriate means.
  
              Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and
        stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; --
        frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution.
  
              I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace,
              which is able to build you up.        --Acts xx. 32.
  
     Syn: To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Built \Built\, n.
     Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship.
     [Obs.] --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Built \Built\, a.
     Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in
     composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as,
     frigate-built, clipper-built, etc.
  
           Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly
           built.                                   --Landor.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  build
       n 1: constitution of the human body [syn: physique, body-build,
             habitus]
       2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
          studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
          spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body,
           physical body, material body, soma, figure, physique,
           anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh]
       v 1: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made
            his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an
            electric brassiere warmer" [syn: construct, make]
       2: form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's
          plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the
          Indian-Pakistani border" [syn: build up, work up, progress]
       3: build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
          [syn: establish]
       4: improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"
       5: order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The
          government is building new schools in this state"
       6: give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation";
          "build a million-dollar business"
       7: be engaged in building; "These architects build in
          interesting and new styles"
       8: found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused
          person's reputation"
       9: bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up
          confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" [syn: build
          up, work up, ramp up]
       10: develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the
           beginning of the opera"
       [also: built]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  built
       adj 1: (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an
              abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness;
              "the built liquid detergents" [syn: reinforced]
       2: formed by fitting or joining components together [syn: assembled,
           built(a), made-up]
       3: well or attractively formed with respect to physique [syn: built(p),
           stacked(p), well-stacked]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  built
       See build

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  built
     Scottish Gaelic n.
     (inflection of gd balt  gen s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  built
     a.
     (lb en informal) well-built, muscular or toned.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) Shape; build; form of structure.
     vb.
     1 (en-simple past of: build)
     2 (inflection of en build  past part)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  built
     Scottish Gaelic n.
     (inflection of gd balt  gen s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  built
     Scottish Gaelic n.
     (inflection of gd balt  gen s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  built
     Englanti a.
     (yhteys arkikieltä k=en) lihaksikas
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b uilt impperf=build)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  built
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en build ordform=perfpart); byggd
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb build)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Built /bˈɪlt/
  بنى