built

[ bilt ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of build.

adjective

1. Informal.
   1. of sound or sturdy construction:

      These cars are really built.

   2. having a good physique or figure:

      That lifeguard is really built!

2. Nautical. noting any member or part of a vessel assembled from pieces:

   built frame; built spar.

built

/ bɪlt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of build

Other Words From

• well-built adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of built¹

First recorded in 1560–70, for the adjective

Idioms and Phrases

see made (built) to order ; not built that way ; Rome wasn't built in a day . Also see under build .