run-up
noun
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Definition of run-up
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: the act of running up something
2
: a usually sudden increase in volume or price
3
: a period immediately preceding an action or event
run up
verb
ran up;
run up;
running up;
runs up
Definition of run up (Entry 2 of 2)
: to grow rapidly : shoot up
1
: bid up
2
: to stitch together quickly
3
: to erect hastily
4
: to achieve by accumulating
ran up a big lead
Examples of run-up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
On the tour, Tester, the amateur, and his seasoned colleagues run up on stage and take selfies with the fans, who claw at their frosted hair. — Doreen St. FĂ©lix, The New Yorker, "âJawline,â Reviewed: A Chilling Look at the Making of a Teen Influencer," 27 Aug. 2019 Yet the mayor said his role in containing the tumult runs up against the stateâs expansive civil liberties. — oregonlive.com, "Will Proud Boys, antifa showdown mark a tipping point for Portland?," 10 Aug. 2019 Schafer said the archdiocese also is revamping its internal communications to make sure complaints are run up the chain of command. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com, "Shake-up at archdiocese: Cincinnati's No. 2 bishop failed to share complaints about priest," 5 Aug. 2019 Rice noted the opioid crisis has run up costs for local governments in ways cigarettes did not. — Washington Post, "Big question in opioid suits: How to divide any settlement," 29 July 2019 Research from the UN World Investment Report has demonstrated that losses to lower-income countries from allowing investment through conduit dominions with tax treaties, such as Mauritius, run up to $100 billion a year. — Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa, "How an idyllic African island became a tax haven for some of the worldâs biggest corporations," 23 July 2019 The two thieves ran up to the man, struck him and stole his iPhone and headphones, police said. — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, "Jogger attacked, robbed in Hartford, police say," 9 July 2019 The running-back combination of Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara helped the New Orleans Saints run up a 24-8 regular-season record, take two NFC South titles and win two playoff games over the past two NFL campaigns. — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], nola.com, "Sean Payton describes Mark Ingramâs departure as âfrustratingâ," 27 Mar. 2019 Senator Warren!â People were clapping and running up to me to take photos. — Fox News, "Warren has a spot-on lookalike she met face-to-face," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'run-up.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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run-up
noun
English Language Learners Definition of run-up
: a usually sudden increase in price
: the period immediately before an action or event