What is "built"

Build \Build\ (b[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Built (b[i^]lt); p. pr. & vb. n. Building. The regular imp. & p. p. Builded is antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. b[=o]l farm, abode, Dan. bol small farm, OSw. bol, b["o]le, house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel. b[=u]a to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. [root]97.]

1. 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.

   Nor aught availed him now To have built in heaven high towers.
   --Milton.

2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means.

   Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks.
   --Shak.

3. 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.

   I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up.
   --Acts xx. 32.

   Syn: To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.

Built \Built\ (b[i^]lt), n. Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship. [Obs.]
--Dryden.

Built \Built\, a. Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate-built, clipper-built, etc.

Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly built.
--Landor.

1560s, "constructed, erected," past participle adjective from build (v.). Meaning "physically well-developed" is by 1940s (well-built in reference to a woman is from 1871); Built-in (adj.) is from 1898.

1. (context informal English) well-built n. (context obsolete English) Shape; build; form of structure. v

2. 1 (en-simple past of: build) 2 (past participle of build English)

1. v. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" [syn: construct, make]

2. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" [syn: build up, work up, progress]

3. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation" [syn: establish]

4. improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"

5. order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state"

6. give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"

7. be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles"

8. found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"

9. bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" [syn: build up, work up, ramp up]

10. develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"

11. [also: built]

1. n. constitution of the human body [syn: physique, body-build, habitus]

2. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh]

3. [also: built]

1. adj. (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents" [syn: reinforced]

2. formed by fitting or joining components together [syn: assembled, built(a), made-up]

3. well or attractively formed with respect to physique [syn: built(p), stacked(p), well-stacked]

See build

Built may refer to:

• Built NY Inc, a New York company which designs totes, bags, and housewares
• Building

Built is an American reality television series on the Style Network that premiered on January 28, 2013. Built follows a Manhattan-based home decor and construction company that is staffed with all male models who also have experience as being handymen.