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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time;
- Example: "a runup in interest rates"
- Example: "market runups are followed by corrections"
[syn: runup, run-up]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

runup
    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, run-up]