The difference between Build up and Close off

When used as verbs, build up means to erect, whereas close off means to seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.


check bellow for the other definitions of Build up and Close off

  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:

  1. Close off as a verb:

    To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.

    Examples:

    "The police closed off the street while they investigated the murder scene."