build down

verb

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

Opposite
build up
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Meanings

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

present singular third person builds down · participle present building down · participle past built down · past built down

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
build up
Cite this entry
APA

build down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20down

MLA

“build down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20down. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “build down,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20down.

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