| built |
imp. & past participle |
of Build, Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship., Formed; shaped; constructed; made; — often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate-built, clipper-built, etc. |
| build |
verb t. |
To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise., To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means., To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; — frequently with up; as, to build up one’s constitution., To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building., To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one’s self or one’s hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others., Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship. |