built-upadj.

Brit.

/ˌbɪltˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˌbɪltˈəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: built adj., up adv.¹

Etymology: < built adj. + up adv.¹, after to build up at build v. Phrasal verbs 1.

a. Increased in height, thickness, etc., by the addition of more parts or material.

1823 Caledonian Mercury 9 Oct. 3/4 The most dreadful sounds..issuing from one of the built up vaults of the South Bridge.

1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 472/1 Bunker, originally a natural sand hole on the golf course. Now used also of artificially made hazards with built-up faces.

1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 70 The bodice has built-up shoulders and buttons at front or back.

2001 National Post (Canada) 26 May n1/3 Built-up mounds of earth that block a building from highway noise.

b. Of a shoe or other footwear: having extra material in the sole or heel to provide extra height, especially for orthopaedic purposes.

1890 Licensed Victuallers' Mirror 14 Jan. 22/2 His peculiar built-up boots.

1893 Med. & Surg. Reporter 70 1 They will be seen walking very imperfectly on a high built-up shoe.

1969 T. Parker Twisting Lane 19 I have to wear this special built-up shoe.

2008 R. Moore & G. Owen My Word is my Bond (2009) i. 32 Dick had been born with a club foot and as a consequence had spent his entire life with a built-up boot.

2. Constructed from separate parts or sections, as in built-up lens, built-up gun, etc.

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [adjective] > manufactured or produced > constructed of parts prepared separately

built1860

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > by method of construction

screw gun1678

side by side1947

1826 Edinb. Jrnl. Sci. 5 322 We cannot conclude this abstract without noticing the strange oversight of Lieutenant Drummond in ascribing to M. Fresnel the invention of the compound or built up lens, which he could scarcely fail to know was invented by Dr Brewster.

1856 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 23 289 We now have arrived, therefore, at a built-up gun of wrought-iron.

1908 Animal Managem. (War Office) 143 The ‘built-up’ rope [sc. a picketing rope], a portion of which is carried by each man.

1946 E. Johnston Writing & Illuminating xv. 255 Built-up letters are composed of compound strokes.

1961 M. G. Say Electr. Engineer's Ref. Bk. (ed. 10) xvii. 28 With built-up fittings the surfaces to be joined should be scratch-brushed or buffed before refitting.

1980 Mariner's Mirror 66 108 Our new King George V class Battleships were to have the German type of built-up shrunk-on guns.

2003 S. R. Calabrese Pract. Controls (2020) viii. 110 With fan coil systems and other types of built up systems, this design criteria [sic] is often implemented.

3. Designating a locality densely covered by or filled with many buildings, esp. in built-up area.

ΘΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [adjective]

townlyOE

townishc1450

oppidan1645

townee1907

1831 J. Carroll et al. Memorial 31 Jan. 3 in Jrnl. Proc. 2nd Branch City Council Baltimore If the said district has since increased in value, so has the built up city, thereby enlarging the amount on which taxation may be imposed.

1950 A. L. Rowse Eng. of Elizabeth v. 162 The actual built-up area grew in extent in Elizabeth's reign.

2022 Grantham Jrnl. (Nexis) 18 Mar. Members of the public who don't go fishing must sometimes wonder why so many anglers flock to built-up areas during winter, when there are much quieter spots out of town.

4. That has grown or accumulated over a period of time.

ΘΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increased

grown1340

added?a1425

multiplied1463

increased1552

amplified1573

vantaged1578

augmented1605

swelleda1616

swollena1631

auct1652

improved1661

aggrandized1689

manifolded1767

jacked-up1920

1912 Official Proc. Southern & Southwestern Railway Club May 26 You have a built-up pressure here and here.

1935 Dubuque (Iowa) Herald Jrnl. 17 Feb. 16/3 Beneath each case there is a personal tragedy—a built-up tension of unendurable emotions.

1994 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 7 July f2 The surgeon..carefully removes any built-up fat deposits with a tiny pair of jeweller's forceps.

2001 Which? Dec. 47/1 Another option is stakeholder pensions.., which allows 25 per cent of the built-up fund to be taken as tax-free cash.

Compounds

built-up butt n. now rare a concealed stand for shooting grouse or ducks that has a floor at ground level and somewhat higher walls, as contrasted with one that is sunken; butt n.⁷ 6.

1894 A. J. Stuart-Wortley in H. A. Macpherson et al. Grouse 163 The writer is all against upright, built-up butts.

1920 Aberdeen Jrnl. 6 Dec. 4/7 In the removal of the iron target frames from the shooting butts there will remain two built-up butts.

1935 Jrnl. United Service Instit. India 65 444 You will be better off lying on your back behind a bunch of grass than you will be in a built-up butt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	built-up
释义	built-upadj. Brit. /ˌbɪltˈʌp/, U.S. /ˌbɪltˈəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: built adj., up adv.¹ Etymology: < built adj. + up adv.¹, after to build up at build v. Phrasal verbs 1. 1. a. Increased in height, thickness, etc., by the addition of more parts or material. Π 1823 Caledonian Mercury 9 Oct. 3/4 The most dreadful sounds..issuing from one of the built up vaults of the South Bridge. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 472/1 Bunker, originally a natural sand hole on the golf course. Now used also of artificially made hazards with built-up faces. 1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 70 The bodice has built-up shoulders and buttons at front or back. 2001 National Post (Canada) 26 May n1/3 Built-up mounds of earth that block a building from highway noise. b. Of a shoe or other footwear: having extra material in the sole or heel to provide extra height, especially for orthopaedic purposes. Π 1890 Licensed Victuallers' Mirror 14 Jan. 22/2 His peculiar built-up boots. 1893 Med. & Surg. Reporter 70 1 They will be seen walking very imperfectly on a high built-up shoe. 1969 T. Parker Twisting Lane 19 I have to wear this special built-up shoe. 2008 R. Moore & G. Owen My Word is my Bond (2009) i. 32 Dick had been born with a club foot and as a consequence had spent his entire life with a built-up boot. 2. Constructed from separate parts or sections, as in built-up lens, built-up gun, etc. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [adjective] > manufactured or produced > constructed of parts prepared separately built1860 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > by method of construction screw gun1678 side by side1947 1826 Edinb. Jrnl. Sci. 5 322 We cannot conclude this abstract without noticing the strange oversight of Lieutenant Drummond in ascribing to M. Fresnel the invention of the compound or built up lens, which he could scarcely fail to know was invented by Dr Brewster. 1856 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 23 289 We now have arrived, therefore, at a built-up gun of wrought-iron. 1908 Animal Managem. (War Office) 143 The ‘built-up’ rope [sc. a picketing rope], a portion of which is carried by each man. 1946 E. Johnston Writing & Illuminating xv. 255 Built-up letters are composed of compound strokes. 1961 M. G. Say Electr. Engineer's Ref. Bk. (ed. 10) xvii. 28 With built-up fittings the surfaces to be joined should be scratch-brushed or buffed before refitting. 1980 Mariner's Mirror 66 108 Our new King George V class Battleships were to have the German type of built-up shrunk-on guns. 2003 S. R. Calabrese Pract. Controls (2020) viii. 110 With fan coil systems and other types of built up systems, this design criteria [sic] is often implemented. 3. Designating a locality densely covered by or filled with many buildings, esp. in built-up area. ΘΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [adjective] townlyOE townishc1450 oppidan1645 townee1907 1831 J. Carroll et al. Memorial 31 Jan. 3 in Jrnl. Proc. 2nd Branch City Council Baltimore If the said district has since increased in value, so has the built up city, thereby enlarging the amount on which taxation may be imposed. 1950 A. L. Rowse Eng. of Elizabeth v. 162 The actual built-up area grew in extent in Elizabeth's reign. 2022 Grantham Jrnl. (Nexis) 18 Mar. Members of the public who don't go fishing must sometimes wonder why so many anglers flock to built-up areas during winter, when there are much quieter spots out of town. 4. That has grown or accumulated over a period of time. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increased grown1340 added?a1425 multiplied1463 increased1552 amplified1573 vantaged1578 augmented1605 swelleda1616 swollena1631 auct1652 improved1661 aggrandized1689 manifolded1767 jacked-up1920 1912 Official Proc. Southern & Southwestern Railway Club May 26 You have a built-up pressure here and here. 1935 Dubuque (Iowa) Herald Jrnl. 17 Feb. 16/3 Beneath each case there is a personal tragedy—a built-up tension of unendurable emotions. 1994 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 7 July f2 The surgeon..carefully removes any built-up fat deposits with a tiny pair of jeweller's forceps. 2001 Which? Dec. 47/1 Another option is stakeholder pensions.., which allows 25 per cent of the built-up fund to be taken as tax-free cash. Compounds built-up butt n. now rare a concealed stand for shooting grouse or ducks that has a floor at ground level and somewhat higher walls, as contrasted with one that is sunken; butt n.⁷ 6. Π 1894 A. J. Stuart-Wortley in H. A. Macpherson et al. Grouse 163 The writer is all against upright, built-up butts. 1920 Aberdeen Jrnl. 6 Dec. 4/7 In the removal of the iron target frames from the shooting butts there will remain two built-up butts. 1935 Jrnl. United Service Instit. India 65 444 You will be better off lying on your back behind a bunch of grass than you will be in a built-up butt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < adj.1823
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