build up vs better

better vs build up

build up is not a noun while better is a noun.

build up is not an adjective while better is an adjective.

build up and better both are verbs.

build up is not an adverb while better is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
build up	No	No	Yes	No
better	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, better is a hypernym of build up; that is, better is a word with a broader meaning than build up:

build up: change the use of and make available or usable
better: to make better

Other hypernyms of build up include ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate.

build up (noun)	better (noun)
	something superior in quality or condition or effect
	the superior one of two alternatives
	someone who bets
	a superior person having claim to precedence

build up (adjective)	better (adjective)
	(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
	(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
	(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
	more than half

build up (verb)	better (verb)
form or accumulate steadily	get better
enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages	to make better
change the use of and make available or usable	surpass in excellence
bolster or strengthen
prepare oneself for a military confrontation

build up (adverb)	better (adverb)
	comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
	from a position of superiority or authority

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