BUILD UP
\bˈɪld ˈʌp], \bˈɪld ˈʌp], \b_ˈɪ_l_d ˈʌ_p]\
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increase or strengthen gradually; "This investment is building interest"; "We worked up courage"
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grow or intensify; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
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enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"
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change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"
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bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
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prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
By Princeton University
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