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building down

building down is the present participle and gerund of build down.

Meaning of build down

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♣).

Questions about building down

What is building down the present participle and gerund of?
Building down is the present participle and gerund of build down.

Words near building down in the dictionary

  1. building bridges
  2. building castles in the air
  3. building character
  4. building code
  5. building codes
  6. building down
  7. building envelope
  8. building envelopes
  9. building in
  10. building into
  11. building material

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