NOUN | event | run-up, runup | a substantial increase / increase / increase over a relatively short period of time |
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act | run-up | the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed |
Meaning | A substantial increase / increase / increase over a relatively short period of time. | |
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Synonym | runup | |
Broader | increase | A change resulting in an increase / increase |
Meaning | The approach run during which an athlete gathers speed. | |
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Part of | bowling | The playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc |
long jump, broad jump | A competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start | |
pole vault, pole vaulting, pole jump, pole jumping | A competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole | |
Broader | approach, approaching, coming | The act of drawing spatially closer to something |
Spanish | corrida, impulso |
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