Build — Defs

01 v. t. 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; t…

imp. & p. p. Built; p. pr. & vb. n. Building; imp. & p. p. Builded

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.

02 v. i. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.

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.

03 n. Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship; a great build on a man.

1.
Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship; a great build on a man.