Build up
Build up verb - To gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass.
Usage example: evidence that the toxic chemical builds up in the bloodstream to unhealthy levels
Collect is a synonym for build up in accumulate topic. In some cases you can use "Collect" instead a verb "Build up".
Collect
Collect verb - To gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass.
Usage example: dust has been collecting under my bed for years
Build up is a synonym for collect in accumulate topic. Sometimes you can use "Build up" instead a verb "Collect".
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- Brazil, Argentina, Taiwan, and Australia would need a few years to build up the infrastructure and collect enough fissile material.
Source: The Rest of the Nuclear Club -
In Hitman 2: Silent Assassin as you collect weapons from the level you slowly build up a wall of weapons in a shed.
Source: Wall of Weapons -
Build up more Machine Time to power up the Rock Cutter, then help Fred invent Concrete and collect both the Jackpot and Super Jackpot awards.
Source: Pinball / The Flintstones
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