build up, v.
freq. cnt. 15
freq. cnt. 15
enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
build up
sample sentences
"build up your savings"verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
form or accumulate steadily
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4
build build up progress work up
sample sentences
"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly""Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
arm build up fortify gird
sample sentences
"The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East""troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
change the use of and make available or usable
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12
build up develop
sample sentences
"develop land""The country developed its natural resources"
"The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
verb group
hypernym
hyponym
bolster or strengthen
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build build up ramp up work up
sample sentences
"We worked up courage""build up confidence"
"ramp up security in the airports"
verb frames
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