run-up
       n 1: a substantial increase over a relatively short period of
            time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are
            followed by corrections" [syn: runup]
       2: the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
  runup
       n : a substantial increase over a relatively short period of
           time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are
           followed by corrections" [syn: run-up]