Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Build \Build\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Built}; 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?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\, 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.

Source : WordNet®

build
     v 1: 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"
     [also: {built}]

build
     n 1: 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}]
     [also: {built}]

built
     adj 1: (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}]

built
     See {build}