"built" meaning in English

See built in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɪlt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-built.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪlt, -ɪld Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} built (not comparable)
  1. (informal) well-built, muscular or toned. Tags: informal, not-comparable Synonyms: voluptuous Translations (Translations): rehecho (Spanish), trepado (note: of an animal) (Spanish)

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪlt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-built.ogg Forms: builts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlt, -ɪld Head templates: {{en-noun}} built (plural builts)
  1. (obsolete) Shape; build; form of structure. Tags: obsolete Related terms: built in, built like a brick shithouse, built like a tank
    Sense id: en-built-en-noun-UyOInNfc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with unexpected final devoicing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations, Bodybuilding Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 59 5 Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected final devoicing: 37 44 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 50 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 66 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 64 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 65 10 Disambiguation of Bodybuilding: 22 78 0

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɪlt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-built.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪlt, -ɪld Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} built
  1. simple past and past participle of build. Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: build Synonyms: builded [archaic]
    Sense id: en-built-en-verb-Hv0h9LG0 Categories (other): English terms with unexpected final devoicing Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected final devoicing: 37 44 19

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "builtin"
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          "word": "built-in"
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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