build up (2)
Meaning: to gradually increase
For example:
- build up Fatty foods make fat deposits build up in the arteries, and it's these fat deposits that cause heart attacks.
- build up His anger slowly built up over time, until one day he snapped and shot someone because they'd cut him off in traffic.
Quick Quiz:
Tooth decay occurs when plaque builds up on the surface of our teeth because we
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