Meaning of run up

Definition of run up

(verb) pile up (debts or scores)
raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"
fasten by sewing; do needlework
accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"
make by sewing together quickly; "run up a skirt"

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