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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- build up :enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
- build up :form or accumulate steadily
- Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly|Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
- build up :prepare oneself for a military confrontation
- The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East|troops are building up on the Iraqi border
- build up :bolster or strengthen
- We worked up courage|build up confidence|ramp up security in the airports
- build up :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