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built

BILT/ˈbɪlt/

Noun pluralbuilts

3 meanings of built

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past tense and past participle of build. Use this form for something that was made in the past.

    They built a treehouse in the backyard last summer.

    The old stone bridge was built over a hundred years ago.

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  2. 2
    adjectivecolloquial
    Having a strong body with firm, well-developed muscles.

    Like the strong body of a person who exercises a lot.

    After lifting weights for years, he is really built.

    The swimmer is so built that his shirts barely fit across the shoulders.

    Similarmuscular, buff, ripped, brawny, strapping

    Oppositescrawny, puny, weedy, flabby

  3. 3
    nounobsolete
    The shape or form of how a thing is made.
    The sailor sees the burthen, the built, and the distance of a ship at sea, while she is a great way off.
    1764, Thomas Reid, Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common SenseHere, built means the shape or design of the ship.
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built is a form of build

build, verb: To make things by joining materials or parts together. Full entry

Forms
buildbuilds he/she/itbuilding -ing formbuilt past tense, past participle
Spelling
build → built: irregular (no -ed)

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