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

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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Shares in AI companies have powered a huge runup in the stock market this year, but users are beginning to question whether the craze will fall flat.

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Mr Biden's reported plan, if announced, would at least give him a new campaign issue in the runup to November's election.

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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.

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