build up 3verbdomain: v physical competitionPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionprepare oneself for a military confrontationReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.troops are building up on the Iraqi border2.The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle EastSynonymsarm 1fortify 3gird 1