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. Sheldon Whitehouse:

   You were the chairman of the Republican Attorney General's Association and the Rule of Law Defense Fund in the run-up to the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, rule of Law Defense Fund sent robocalls urging recipients to march to the Capitol on Jan. 6. Were you personally present in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6?

2. Clark Hoyt:

   He earned the trust and respect of those he was covering but never lost his ear for false notes, as shown by his contributions to Knight Ridder’s skeptical reporting on the run up to the Iraq war.

3. Jessica Sisto:

   I keep thinking about some of the incidents that happened in the run up to the election with Donald Trump and some of the footage, and just some of the appalling, appalling ways that we have evidence that he treats women.

4. Per Hammarlund:

   After the run-up in the dollar over the last six months, the markets were due for a bit of a correction and really, any signs of dollar weakness people are just jumping.

5. Renaissance Capital Kennedy:

   I've stopped trying to make sense of meme-stock trading. Any positive news can create a huge run-up, a company like this has a large base of investors who are not selling. They don't really have an exit plan.

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
   https://chat.openai.com