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run up
Found in thesaurus: compile, amass, pile up, elevate, lift, raise, secure, owe, tailor-make, increase, approaching
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run up
n.
period before a significant event, preparatory period; run made by a player or athlete; considerable increase over a relatively short period of time
run-up
v.
perform quickly; cause an increase; accumulate quickly (such as a debt); raise the flag on a flagpole; make by sewing together hurriedly
runup
n.
considerable increase over a relatively short period of time; run made by a player or athlete; (Sports); running up to the jump line by a broad jumper (in broad jump); act of testing the engine of an airplane by accelerating the motor
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Run-up
Run-up, also runup, may be:
- Run-up (cricket), type of movement made by a bowler
- Run-up (aviation), aircraft verification procedure performed just prior to take-off
- The maximum height on land reached by a tsunami as it encounters the shore
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run up
Verb
1. as of debts or scores
(hypernym) roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
2. raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"
(synonym) hoist
(hypernym) raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
3. fasten by sewing; do needlework
(synonym) sew, sew together, stitch
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(hyponym) hem
(entail) join, conjoin
4. accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"
(synonym) chalk up
(hypernym) owe
5. make by sewing together quickly; "run up a skirt"
(hypernym) sew, tailor, tailor-make
run-up
Noun
1. a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections"
(synonym) runup
(hypernym) increase
2. the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
(hypernym) approach, approaching, coming
(part-holonym) bowling
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run-up
rozběh; doba předcházející čemu/zbývající do čeho
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run something up
zaciągać (znaczne długi); (u)szyć coś
run-up
Rzecz.
okres ostatnich przygotowań; bieg
