BUILT

built, reinforced

(adjective) (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; “the built liquid detergents”

BUILD

build

(verb) improve the cleansing action of; “build detergents”

build

(verb) found or ground; “build a defense on nothing but the accused person’s reputation”

construct, build, make

(verb) make by combining materials and parts; “this little pig made his house out of straw”; “Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer”

build, establish

(verb) build or establish something abstract; “build a reputation”

build

(verb) give form to, according to a plan; “build a modern nation”; “build a million-dollar business”

build

(verb) order, supervise, or finance the construction of; “The government is building new schools in this state”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

built (not comparable)

(informal) well-built, muscular or toned.

Synonyms

• See also strapping or voluptuous

Hyponyms

• Russian-built

• student-built

• US-built

Noun

built (plural builts)

(obsolete) Shape; build; form of structure.

Verb

built

simple past tense of build

past participle of build

Anagrams

• bulti

Source: Wiktionary

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Built, n.

Definition: Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship. [Obs.] Dryden.

Built, a.

Definition: 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.

BUILD

Build, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Built; p. pr. & vb. n. Building. The regular imp. & p. p. Builded is antiquated.] Etym: [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. bol farm, abode, Dan. bol small farm, OSw. bol, böle, house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel. b to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. sq. root97.]

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.

Build, v. i.

1. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.

2. To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others.

Build, n.

Definition: Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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