(Homonym: billed).
(Irregular preterit, past participle: built).
1. To be engaged in building.
2. To build or establish something abstract; SYN. establish.
3. To develop and grow.
4. To found or ground.
5. To give form to, according to a plan.
6. To order, supervise, or finance the construction of.
To obstruct or hinder any discussion of.