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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of runup¹

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

Example Sentences

To the extent they were lured by the runup in crypto prices, they may be holding the bag just now.

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But the runup has been dominated by the off-stage antics of the coiffed contestants and their Thai hosts, escalating into a feminist firestorm drawing the attention of Mexico's president.

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Could mortgage fraud also have fueled the runup in housing prices in recent years?

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No Dodgers player endured more pain — physical and mental — during the team’s runup to the playoffs and World Series than Freeman.

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At the same time, they won’t want to disrupt key business periods – ecommerce operators will typically put a freeze on any work in the runup to Christmas for example.

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