"built" meaning in English

See built in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɪlt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-built.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɪlt Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} built (not comparable)
  1. (informal) well-built, muscular or toned. Tags: informal, not-comparable Categories (topical): Bodybuilding Synonyms: voluptuous

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪlt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-built.ogg [General-American] Forms: builts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlt 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 17 36 36 Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected final devoicing: 12 17 35 35

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɪlt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-built.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɪlt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} built
  1. simple past of build Tags: form-of, past Form of: build Synonyms: builded [archaic]
    Sense id: en-built-en-verb-52GrQdJ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with unexpected final devoicing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 17 36 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 18 43 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 20 40 25 Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected final devoicing: 12 17 35 35
  2. past participle of build Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: build Synonyms: builded [archaic]
    Sense id: en-built-en-verb-GstHgl9Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with unexpected final devoicing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 17 36 36 Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected final devoicing: 12 17 35 35

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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