run-up

See also: runup and run up

English

Etymology

run +‎ up, from the verb phrase.

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU):

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Noun

run-up (plural run-ups)

1. (cricket) The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball
2. The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum
   • 2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     But he still saw his side produce a rousing display which owed much to their lauded prowess from set-pieces, despite Uefa regulations meaning the pitch had to be widened and, in the process, the run-up area for Delap's long throws reduced.

3. (British) A period of time just before an important event.

   The candidates were very nervous in the run-up to the election.

4. An increase in the value or amount of something

   Economists expect a run-up of long-term interest rates.

Translations

(cricket) the approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball

• Dutch: aanloop (nl) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: vauhdinotto

the approach run of a highjumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum

• Dutch: aanloop (nl) m
• Finnish: vauhdinotto
• German: Anlauf (de) m
• Hungarian: nekifutás (hu)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: rincorsa (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tilløp n

  Nynorsk: tilløp n, tillaup n

(UK) a period of time just before an important event

• Dutch: aanloop (nl) m
• German: Vorfeld (de) n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Persian: آستانه (fa) (âstâne)

an increase in the value or amount of something

• Dutch: toename (nl) f, stijging (nl) f
• Finnish: nousu (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Anstieg (de) m

Anagrams

• nupur, uprun