runup
Americannoun
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the testing of an airplane engine by accelerating the motor.
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an advance in prices, as in the stock market.
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Sports.
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the running up to the jump line by a broad jumper.
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the running up of the ball in soccer or polo toward the goal.
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the running up of a golf ball toward the putting green.
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Etymology
Origin of runup
First recorded in 1825–35; noun use of verb phrase run up
Example Sentences
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Your book lays out that you didn’t think Goldman did anything wrong in the runup to and during the financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
The Russians also worked to ensure security in the runup to the December 28 ballot.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
No Dodgers player endured more pain — physical and mental — during the team’s runup to the playoffs and World Series than Freeman.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025
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.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024
The 2020 Elliot Creek tsunami in a glacial valley in British Columbia, for instance, featured a landslide measuring 18 cubic million meters in volume and a tsunami runup of more than 100 meters.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2024
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