This tool relates English terms to concepts from the
SUMO
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WordNet synsets.
According to WordNet, the verb "build_up" has 5 sense(s).
201087197 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".
200171852 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".