Computer Science Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
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The physical makeup of a person or thing; physique: an athletic build.
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Form or mode of structure .
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Bodily conformation of a person or animal.
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idiom
Build on sand To provide with an unstable foundation: Having bought only high-risk stocks, my portfolio was built on sand.
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phrasal-verb
Build up To accumulate or collect: sediment building up on the ocean floor.
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Build up To bolster: build up the product with a massive ad campaign; built up my hopes after the interview.
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Build up To develop or increase in stages or by degrees: built up the business; building up my endurance for the marathon.
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Build up To fill up (an area) with buildings.
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In To construct or include as an integral part of: a wall with shelving that was built in; build stability into the economy.
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verb-intransitive
To develop in magnitude or extent: clouds building on the horizon.
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To engage in the construction or design of buildings: "Each of the three architects built in a different style” ( Dwight Macdonald).
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To make something by combining materials or parts.
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To progress toward a maximum, as of intensity: suspense building from the opening scene to the climax.
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verb-transitive
To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create: build a nation; built a successful business out of their corner grocery store.
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To establish a basis for; found or ground: build an argument on fact.
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To form by combining materials or parts; construct.
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To increase or strengthen by adding gradually to: money building interest in a savings account; build support for a political candidate.
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To order, finance, or supervise the construction of: The administration built several new housing projects.
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