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DEFINITIONS OF:
run-up
1
n
a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
Synonyms:
runup
Type of:
increase
a change resulting in an increase
n
the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
Type of:
approach
,
approaching
,
coming
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
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