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Webster 1913 Edition
Built
Built
(bĭlt)
, Noun.
Shape; build; form of structure;
as, the
. built
of a ship[Obs.]
Dryden.
Built
,Adj.
Formed; shaped; constructed; made; – often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form;
as, frigate-
built
, clipper-built
, etc.Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly
built
. Landor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Built
BUILT
,pp.
BUILT
,Noun.
1.
Species of building.Definition 2024
built
built
English
Adjective
built (not comparable)
- (informal) well-built, muscular or toned.
Hyponyms
- Russian-built
- student-built
Noun
built (plural builts)
- (obsolete) Shape; build; form of structure.
- the built of a ship
- 1764, Thomas Reid, Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense:
- The sailor sees the burthen, the built, and the distance of a ship at sea, while she is a great way off.
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Verb
built
Translations
simple past of build
past participle of build