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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time;
- Example: "a runup in interest rates"
- Example: "market runups are followed by corrections"
[syn: runup, run-up]

2. the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

run-up
    n 1: a substantial increase over a relatively short period of
         time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are
         followed by corrections" [syn: runup, run-up]
    2: the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed