runup
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 of runup
1Words Nearby runup
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use runup in a sentence
The seeds of OMG Signal actually started during the runup to the last election cycle, said Hagedorn, but became far more urgent as the pandemic wiped out decades of insights since peoples’ lives and priorities had been indelibly altered.
Media Buying Briefing: Omnicom launches a retro-style panel to codify post-pandemic consumer types | Michael Bürgi | May 17, 2021 | DigidayThe global agency holding company IPG launched an initiative in the runup to Earth Month that underscored its commitment to the environment.
‘Sustainability makes good business sense’: Companies ramp up eco-friendly efforts for office returns | Jessica Davies | May 11, 2021 | DigidayIn the runup to Georgia, these groups focused on turning out youth voters and voters of color.
They’ve all had to step up to offer Smith a second fiddle in the absence of Jaylen Waddle, but Waddle returned to practice during the runup to the title game after an ankle injury in late October.
What To Watch For In The College Football National Championship | Richard Johnson | January 11, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightYou may have heard more about Parler in the runup to the 2020 election when conservatives touted it as an alternative to Twitter and Facebook.
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.
British Dictionary definitions for run up
to amass or accumulate; incur: to run up debts
to make by sewing together quickly: to run up a dress
to hoist: to run up a flag
an approach run by an athlete for a long jump, pole vault, etc
a preliminary or preparatory period: the run-up to the election
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with runup
Make or become greater or larger, as in That offer will run up the price of the stock. [Late 1500s]
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Browse