/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of run up Find synonyms for: Noun1. runup, run-up, increaseusage: a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections"2. run-up, approach, approaching, comingusage: the approach run during which an athlete gathers speedVerb1. run up, roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoardusage: pile up (debts or scores)2. hoist, run up, raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring upusage: raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"3. sew, run up, sew together, stitch, fasten, fix, secureusage: fasten by sewing; do needlework4. chalk up, run up, oweusage: accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"5. run up, sew, tailor, tailor-makeusage: make by sewing together quickly; "run up a skirt"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abominable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language