enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"
change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"
form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month"
a detailed list of all the items in stock
(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year"
a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"
a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"
United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
display, as of records in sports games
mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning"
ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package"
a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape"
measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure"
the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time"
fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"