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runup

[ ruhn-uhp ]

noun

  1. the testing of an airplane engine by accelerating the motor.
  2. an advance in prices, as in the stock market.
  3. Sports.
    1. the running up to the jump line by a broad jumper.
    2. the running up of the ball in soccer or polo toward the goal.
    3. the running up of a golf ball toward the putting green.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of runup1

First recorded in 1825–35; noun use of verb phrase run up

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Example Sentences

It leads one to wonder how breathlessly the actual runup to the 2016 election will be covered.

The piece was part of the runup to the annual Clinton Global Initiative.

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