run-up

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Synonyms: rub-up, run up, runup, sun-up

Antonyms: rub-up, run up, runup, sun-up

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|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]].
3. A period of time just before an important event.
4. An increase in the [[value]] or [[amount]] of something.
5. {{lb|en|oceanography}} The extent of a wave's reach onto land as the result of a [[tsunami]] or storm such as a cyclone.
6. {{lb|en|aviation|transitive}} The process of [[warm up|warming up]] and testing an airplane before a flight.

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