Meaning

(cricket) The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball..

Definitions by Sense

1. (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. (oceanography) The extent of a wave's reach onto land as the result of a tsunami or storm such as a cyclone.
6. (aviation, transitive) The process of warming up and testing an airplane before a flight.

Example Sentences

Jasprit Bumrah has the most unique run-up in the history of cricket.

But he still saw his side produce a rousing display which owed much to their lauded prowess from set-pieces, despite Uefa regulations meaning the pitch had to be widened and, in the process, the run-up area for Delap's long throws reduced.

The candidates were very nervous in the run-up to the election.

Politicians on TikTok will no longer be able to use the app tipping tools, nor access advertising features on the social network, as the company tightens its policies around political issues in the run-up to the US midterm elections in six weeks’ time.

Further trials and commissioning of the newly laid track will take place in the run-up to the launch of passenger services in June.

Economists expect a run-up of long-term interest rates.

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I found sand pushed all the way to the edge of my home by the run-up of Wednesday's tsunami.

Word Forms

• run-ups
• runup
• run up

Synonyms for run-up

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When Should You Use Run-up?

Use run-up when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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