build

Definitions of build in various dictionaries:

noun - constitution of the human body

noun - alternative names for the body of a human being

verb - make by combining materials and parts

verb - form or accumulate steadily

verb - build or establish something abstract

verb - improve the cleansing action of

verb - order, supervise, or finance the construction of

verb - give form to, according to a plan

verb - be engaged in building

verb - found or ground

verb - bolster or strengthen

verb - develop and grow

To form by combining materials or parts; construct.

To order, finance, or supervise the construction of: The administration built several new housing projects.

To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create: build a nation; built a successful business out of their corner grocery store.

To increase or strengthen by adding gradually to: money building interest in a savings account; build support for a political candidate.

To establish a basis for; found or ground: build an argument on fact.

To make something by combining materials or parts.

To engage in the construction or design of buildings: “Each of the three architects built in a different style” (Dwight Macdonald).

To develop in magnitude or extent: clouds building on the horizon.

The physical makeup of a person or thing: an athletic build.

To develop or increase in stages or by degrees: built up the business; building up my endurance for the marathon.

To accumulate or collect: sediment building up on the ocean floor.

To bolster: build up the product with a massive ad campaign; built up my hopes after the interview.

To fill up (an area) with buildings.