1 [sing.,U] an increase in the amount of sth over a period of time:
a steady build-up of traffic in the evenings * carbon dioxide build-up in the atmosphere
2 [C,usually sing.] ~ (to sth) the time before an important event, when people are preparing for it:
the build-up to the President's visit * the build-up to her wedding
3 [C,usually sing.] a very positive and enthusiastic description of sth that is going to happen, that is intended to make people excited about it:
The media has given the show a huge build-up.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for build-up is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is build-up a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, build-up is tagged as noun.
Does build-up appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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