run up Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb pile up (debts or scores)
  2. verb raise
    hoist.
    • hoist the flags
    • hoist a sail
  3. verb fasten by sewing; do needlework
    sew; sew together; stitch.
  4. verb accumulate as a debt
    chalk up.
    • he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening
  5. verb make by sewing together quickly
    • run up a skirt

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