Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Built /(bĭlt)/ · IPA /ˈbɪlt/ n. a. 01 n. Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship. 1. Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship.[Obs.] 02 a. Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate-built, clipper-buil… 1. Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate-built, clipper-built, etc. “Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly built.” — Landor.