Verb
run up the score (third-person singular simple present runs up the score, present participle running up the score, simple past ran up the score, past participle run up the score)
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To engage in the practice – usually by coaching decision – of scoring more points than needed in a one-sided contest.
The old-school coach felt that his team's weak opponent had no business playing his strong team, so he decided to run up the score.