| Definition of 'run-up' |
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1. (noun) runup, run-up
a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
"a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections"
2. (verb) run-up
the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
3. (verb) run up
pile up (debts or scores)
4. (verb) hoist, run up
raise
"hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"
5. (verb) sew, run up, sew together, stitch
fasten by sewing; do needlework
6. (verb) chalk up, run up
accumulate as a debt
"he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"
7. (verb) run up
make by sewing together quickly
"run up a skirt"
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1. (noun) run-up
the period just before an event
in the run-up to the election
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