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build down

build down verb: in solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value (e.g. 4♦ over 5♣).

Verb

build down (third-person singular simple present builds down, present participle building down, simple past and past participle built down)

  1. In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value (e.g. 4♦ over 5♣).

Antonyms of build down

Forms of build down

third-person singular presentbuilds down
present participlebuilding down
past participlebuilt down
pastbuilt down

Questions about build down

What does build down mean?
Build down means in solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value (e.g. 4♦ over 5♣).
What part of speech is build down?
Build down is a verb.
What is the past tense of build down?
The past tense of build down is built down.

Words near build down in the dictionary

  1. build artifact
  2. build artifacts
  3. build bridges
  4. build castles in the air
  5. build character
  6. build down
  7. build in
  8. build into
  9. build on
  10. build on sand
  11. build out

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