build up

Definitions

General English

• noun
  (written as build-up)
  a gradual increase in something
• noun
  (written as build-up)
  a flattering description of someone or something
• phrasal verb to increase

General Science

• verb to develop gradually

Accounting

• phrasal verb to create something by adding pieces together

Cars & Driving

• verb to raise (a surface), often to restore the original contour
• verb to assemble or put together from parts

Construction

• To create a mass by applying successive layers.

Medical

• noun
  (written as build-up)
  a gradual process of being added to
• verb to form gradually by being added to, or to form something in this way

Nearby Definitions of “build up”

• budget
• buff
• buffer
• bug
• bugger
• build up
• bulb
• bull
• bum
• bump
• bundle

Contexts for “build up”

10 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Accounting
• Cars & Driving
• Construction
• Medical