Definitions for run-up
run-up

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. runup, run-upnoun

   a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time

   "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections"

2. run-upverb

   the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed

3. run upverb

   pile up (debts or scores)

4. hoist, run upverb

   raise

   "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

5. sew, run up, sew together, stitchverb

   fasten by sewing; do needlework

6. chalk up, run upverb

   accumulate as a debt

   "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"

7. run upverb

   make by sewing together quickly

   "run up a skirt"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. run-upnoun

   The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball

2. run-upnoun

   The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum

3. Etymology: From run + up.

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1. run-up

   A run-up generally refers to the period of time leading up to an important event. In various contexts, it could mean: 1) In sports, particularly in cricket and javelin throw, it's the approach taken by a player before releasing the ball or javelin. 2) In finance and investing, a run-up refers to a rapid increase in the value of a stock or market. 3) In political terms, it refers to the time leading up to an election or major political event. 4) In aviation, a run-up or runup refers to the full-power operation of an aircraft engine on the ground, for testing purposes before take-off.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of run-up in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of run-up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of run-up in a Sentence

1. Stephanie Valencia:

   Any movement of White swing voters regressing to the mean, or any downtick of support from White swing voters for Joe Biden, and( his) not doing the work to continue to increase support and run up the score with Hispanic voters in these key states could amount to a closer election than we would be comfortable with.

2. Dorothy L. Sayers:

   The English language has a deceptive air of simplicity so have some little frocks but they are both not the kind of thing you can run up in half an hour with a machine.

3. Steve Chiavarone:

   The market has run up so quickly that we may get a sharp pullback purely on technical reasons, but we still think that there's going to be a catch-up trade in areas that haven't had the same run.

4. Conner Doss and Kane Daugherty:

   I hear Miss Julie say,' Hey ! Somebody help !' So, I run up. Miss Julie's over here shaking really bad, i picked up the [ dispatch radio ], I said,' Somebody help. Our bus driver feels really dizzy.' Somebody called Miss Julie phone.

5. John McCain:

   But I have to tell you ... the power of this maritime lobby is as powerful as anybody or any organization I have run up against in my political career. All I can do is appeal to the patron saint of lost causes and keep pressing and pressing and sooner or later you have to succeed.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=run-up
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Run-Up
3. ^ ChatGPT
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