definition of
run up

[1] #1 run up v. pile up (debts or scores). wn

[2] #2 run up v. raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail". wn

[3] #3 run up v. fasten by sewing; do needlework. wn

[4] #4 run up v. accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening". wn

[5] #5 run up v. make by sewing together quickly; "run up a skirt". wn