(nautical) Of a boat or ship: having the hull constructed using planks or plates laid so that each plank overlaps the edge of the plank or plate below it, and in the case of plates, behind it; the planks were traditionally secured by nails which had been clenched (or clinched), that is, after being hammered through the planks the points of the nails were bent to make them unremovable.

(computing) Any function that is provided as part of a high-level language and can be executed by a simple reference with specification of arguments

Built according to the specifications of a particular individual.

Made of sections or layers, one on top of the other. / Having increased in size, quantity, or intensity over time; accumulated. / Constructed or enhanced.

Of a building: built ad hoc, with whatever materials are to hand, and often just from ground level.

Built cheaply and shoddily.

Made of a composite material. / (nautical, of a ship) Having wooden planks on a metal frame.

simple past tense and past participle of build down

plural of built environment

plural of built-in