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