run-up


Meanings

  • a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time;
    • "a runup in interest rates"
    • "market runups are followed by corrections"
  • the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
  • pile up (debts or scores)
  • raise;
    • "hoist the flags"
    • "hoist a sail"
  • fasten by sewing; do needlework
  • accumulate as a debt;
    • "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"
  • make by sewing together quickly;
    • "run up a skirt"


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