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rebuild

verb
/ɹiːˈbɪld/

Etymology

From re- + build.

  1. inherited from *bʰuH-✻
  2. derived from *buþlą✻
  3. inherited from *buþlijan✻ — “to build”
  4. inherited from byldan
  5. inherited from bilden
  6. prefixed as rebuild — “re- + build”

Definitions

  1. To build again or anew.

  2. To attempt to improve one's performance during a period of struggling.

    • After missing the playoffs for the seventh straight season in a row, the Detroit Red Wings are trying to rebuild.

  3. A process or result of rebuilding.

    • Doc's spirits lifted at the suggestion that Cochrane was already thinking about painting the finished rebuild.
    • The cost of the rebuild can quickly escalate with significant crankshaft and bearing work, and some folks allow the cost to keep them from doing the work, even when it is warranted.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. (said of sports teams) A period during which an attempt is made to improve during a…

      (said of sports teams) A period during which an attempt is made to improve during a period of struggling.

      • Since they failed to make it to the playoffs after five consecutive seasons, the team has gone through a lengthy rebuild.

The neighborhood

Derived

rebuildable, rebuilder, unrebuildable

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for rebuild. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA