"build down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: builds down [present, singular, third-person], building down [participle, present], built down [participle, past], built down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|build<,,built> down}} build down (third-person singular simple present builds down, present participle building down, simple past and past participle built down)
  1. (card games) In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value (e.g. 4♦ over 5♣). Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-build_down-en-verb-jMPeduqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Topics: card-games, games

Inflected forms

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