run up

1. 1.

   pile up (debts or scores)

   Broaderroll up
2. 2.

   raise

   “hoist the flags”

   “hoist a sail”

   Synonymshoist

   Broaderraise
3. 3.

   fasten by sewing; do needlework

   Synonymssewsew togetherstitch

   Broaderfasten

   Narrowerhemresewovercastbackstitchgatherfinedrawfellbastehemstitchtick
4. 4.

   accumulate as a debt

   “he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening”

   Synonymschalk up

   Broaderowe
5. 5.

   make by sewing together quickly

   “run up a skirt”

   Broadersew

Questions about run up

What does run up mean?

run up means "pile up (debts or scores)". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for run up?

Close synonyms include hoist, sew, sew together, stitch, chalk up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is run up a common word?

run up is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.