Synonyms for run up
run up

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1. runup, run-upnoun

   a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time

   "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections"

   Synonyms:
   runup, run-up

2. run-upverb

   the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed

   Synonyms:
   runup

3. run upverb

   pile up (debts or scores)

   Synonyms:
   chalk up, stitch, sew together, sew, hoist

4. hoist, run upverb

   raise

   "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

   Synonyms:
   sew, chalk up, hoist, wind, lift, stitch, sew together

5. sew, run up, sew together, stitchverb

   fasten by sewing; do needlework

   Synonyms:
   tailor-make, sew, sew together, hoist, stitch, chalk up, tailor

6. chalk up, run upverb

   accumulate as a debt

   "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"

   Synonyms:
   stitch, sew, sew together, chalk up, tally, hoist

7. run upverb

   make by sewing together quickly

   "run up a skirt"

   Synonyms:
   chalk up, stitch, sew together, sew, hoist

Matched Categories

1. • Accumulate
   • Fasten
   • Owe
   • Raise
   • Sew

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1. run up

   Synonyms:
   grow, swell, increase, rise

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1. Manfed Huebner:

   Yields, which fell significantly in the run-up to this, are having just as positive an impact on the economy as very abundant liquidity for banks and the real economy.

2. Samrat Dasgupta:

   The stock (Reliance Industries) had run up quite a bit and this correction was warranted for sometime.

3. Dave Lancaster:

   I can fit in the seat of any car I like and on buses, trains and planes ; I do n’t have to worry about breaking benches or garden furniture anymore, i can buy clothes on the high street and put my own socks on easily ; I can walk miles and run up and down the stairs … the list is endless.

4. Gaurang Shah:

   Some consolidation is the need of the hour given the kind of run-up we had already seen, next week trigger will be in the form of a rate cut, if it comes through.

5. Fergal Smith:

   In Canada, the run up in crude oil has also been supportive of the energy sector.