'buildup' definitions:
Definition of 'buildup'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"
noun
The result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes"
noun
Highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"
Definition of 'buildup'
From: GCIDE
- buildup \build"up\, build-up \build-up\n.
- 1. the act of building up an accumulation.
- Syn: build-up. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. the events, such as advertising or publicity, causing increased interest in some coming event. The buildup to Superbowl XXIV was the most intense of the series. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'buildup'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- access,
- accession,
- accretion,
- accrual,
- accruement,
- accumulation,
- acknowledgment,
- addition,
- advance,
- advertising,
- advocacy,
- advocating,
- aggrandizement,
- amplification,
- appreciation,
- ascent,
- assemblage,
- assembly,
- augmentation,
- ballooning,
- bloating,
- blurb,
- boom,
- boost,
- broadening,
- bruiting,
- building,
- combination,
- commendation,
- composition,
- compound,
- constitution,
- construction,
- crescendo,
- development,
- drumbeating,
- edema,
- elevation,
- embodiment,
- enlargement,
- expansion,
- extension,
- fabrication,
- fashioning,
- flack,
- flood,
- formation,
- gain,
- getup,
- good word,
- greatening,
- growth,
- gush,
- hike,
- honorable mention,
- hype,
- incorporation,
- increase,
- increment,
- inflation,
- jump,
- junction,
- leap,
- make,
- makeup,
- mixture,
- mounting,
- multiplication,
- organization,
- piecing together,
- plug,
- press-agentry,
- productiveness,
- proliferation,
- promoting,
- promotion,
- publicization,
- publicizing,
- puff,
- puffery,
- putting together,
- raise,
- recognition,
- rise,
- setup,
- shaping,
- snowballing,
- spread,
- structure,
- structuring,
- surge,
- swelling,
- syneresis,
- synthesis,
- tumescence,
- up,
- upping,
- upsurge,
- upswing,
- uptrend,
- upturn,
- waxing,
- widening