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run up

Speech parts

1. run up - Noun

2. run up - Verb

Meaning

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: WordNet

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run-up

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Examples

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

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