run up meaning and definition

RUN UP verb

Definition of run up (verb)

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