build up (v)
work up (v)
build (v)
progress#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def form or accumulate steadily
examples Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
Frame - 1 Something ----s
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Verb Group build; build up, work up, build, ramp up
Hypernym develop
Derivationally related form progress → progress
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Derivationally related form progress → progress
Verb Group build; build up, work up, build, ramp up
Hyponym develop

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