āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to run up
[phrase form: run]
01
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ¨
to cause the cost or value of something to increase
Transitive: to run up a price or value
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A surge in demand can run up the prices of luxury goods.
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create a significant amount of debt over a period of time
Transitive: to run up a debt
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
If you continue to overspend, you 'll run up a significant debt.
āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŖāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to reach a specific number of points during the course of a game or match
Transitive: to run up points
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cricket team was determined to run up a challenging total, setting a target that the opposing team would find difficult to reach.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
04
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¤āĻžā§āĻžāĻšā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§ā§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
to quickly make something, like clothes, by putting pieces of fabric together
Transitive: to run up clothes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The tailor ran a new suit up for the groom in record time.
āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛.
05
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to move quickly toward a particular place
Intransitive
Transitive: to run up a path
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She suggested they run up the street to grab some snacks before the movie starts.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
06
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to lift a flag to the top of a flagpole
Dialect
British
BritishTransitive: to run up a flag
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He ran up the team banner, signaling the beginning of the championship celebration.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻļāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
07
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to grow in amount, value, etc.
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Investors were pleased with the product launch, causing the company 's share prices to run up significantly.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
08
āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to put something in an upright position
Transitive: to run up sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
To welcome the unexpected guests, they had to run up additional seating in the backyard.
āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
