Definition of Build

Verb: build (built) bild

Make by combining materials and parts
"Some eccentric built an electric brassiere warmer";
- construct, make
Form or accumulate steadily
"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border";
- build up, work up, progress
Build or create something abstract
"build a reputation";
- establish
(chemistry) improve the cleansing action of
"build detergents"
Order, supervise, or finance the construction of
"The government is building new schools in this state"
Give form to, according to a plan
"build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
(architecture) be engaged in building
"These architects build in interesting and new styles"
Found or ground
"build a defence on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
Bolster or strengthen
"build up confidence";
- build up, work up, ramp up
Develop and grow
"Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"

Noun: build bild

The particular type of human body (size, weight, height, etc.)
- physique, body-build, habitus
An alternative name for the body of a human being
- human body, physical body, material body, soma, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
(computing) a particular distinct version of a software product, generated by compiling a specific version of the source code