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to praise something or someone in a way that will influence people's opinions; to make a person feel more confident: A good teacher builds you up. For weeks the media has been building up the national basketball team. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A build-up is a gradual increase in something. There has been a build-up of troops on both sides of the border. [ + of] The disease can also cause a build up of pressure in the inner ear leading to severe earache. [ + of] Synonyms: accumulation, amassing, accretion More Synonyms of build up.
The meaning of BUILDUP is something produced by building up. How to use buildup in a sentence. something produced by building up; the act or process of building up…
an increase in number or amount: They’re concerned about the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. buildup noun [C] (PRAISE) praise that is intended to increase popularity: The circus always gets a big buildup when it comes to town. (Definition of buildup from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. a building up, as of military forces; increase in amount or number. a process of growth; strengthening; development: the buildup of heavy industry. an accumulation, as of a particular type of material: a buildup of salt deposits. an increase, as in potential, intensity, or pressure: A buildup of suspense began halfway through the movie.
[countable, usually singular] build-up (to something) the time before an important event, when people are preparing for it. the build-up to the president’s visit; the build-up to her wedding
a slow increase in something: the build-up of traffic. the build-up to sth UK. the period of preparation before something happens: There was a lot of excitement in the build-up to the Olympics. (Definition of build-up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. 1. a building up, as of military forces; increase in amount or number. 2. a process of growth; strengthening; development. the buildup of heavy industry. 3. an accumulation, as of a particular type of material. a buildup of salt deposits.
The slow growth or increase of something is a buildup. Over the course of a winter storm, there will be a buildup of snow on the car that's parked in your driveway. The process of something collecting or growing is a buildup, and so is its result.
n. 1. The physical makeup of a person or thing, especially one's physique: an athletic build. 2. Computers Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users. Phrasal Verbs: build down. To reduce or diminish, especially in a systematic numerical fashion: build down the armed forces in peace time.
