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build v. [
construct, make] make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
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build v. [
build up, work up, progress] form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
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build v. [
establish] build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
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build n. [
physique, body-build, habitus] constitution of the human body
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build v. improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"
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