runup

[ruhn-uhp]

noun

the testing of an airplane engine by accelerating the motor.

an advance in prices, as in the stock market.

Sports.

the running up to the jump line by a broad jumper.

the running up of the ball in soccer or polo toward the goal.

the running up of a golf ball toward the putting green.

Origin:
1825–35; noun use of verb phrase run up

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Runup is always a great word to know.

So is slumgullion. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

WordNet

runup
noun
a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections"

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