Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Build Up

• (verb) enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"
• (verb) 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"
• (verb) form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
• (verb) bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
• (verb) 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"

Synonyms of Build Up

• Work Up
• Build
• Progress
• Arm
• Fortify
• Gird
• Work Up
• Build
• Ramp Up
• Develop

Antonyms of Build Up

• Disarm

Homophones of Build Up