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RUN-UP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("run-up" is a kind of...):
approach; approaching; coming (the act of drawing spatially closer to something)
Holonyms ("run-up" is a part of...):
bowling (the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc)
broad jump; long jump (a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start)
pole jump; pole jumping; pole vault; pole vaulting (a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
Example:
market runups are followed by corrections
Synonyms:
run-up; runup
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("run-up" is a kind of...):
increase (a change resulting in an increase)
