The difference between Amass and Build up

When used as verbs, amass means to collect into a mass or heap, whereas build up means to erect.

Amass is also noun with the meaning: a mass.

check bellow for the other definitions of Amass and Build up

  1. Amass as a verb (transitive):

    To collect into a mass or heap

  2. Amass as a verb (transitive):

    to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.

    Examples:

    "to amass a treasure or a fortune"

    "to amass words or phrases"

  1. Amass as a noun (obsolete):

    A mass; a heap.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir H. Wotton"

  1. Build up as a verb:

    To erect; to construct.

  2. Build up as a verb:

    To close up by building.

    Examples:

    "to build up a door"

  3. Build up as a verb (intransitive, transitive, idiomatic):

    To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages.

    Examples:

    "Ever since the secretary left, the letters in my inbox have started to build up."

  4. Build up as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):

    To strengthen.

    Examples:

    "They had to build up their fortress to protect against attack."

  5. Build up as a verb (card games):

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

  1. Build up as a noun:

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