ran up
Hoisted the flag
Ran up is the past tense of run up, which has several distinct uses.
To run up a bill or debt is to accumulate charges: She ran up thousands on her credit card.
To run up a flag is to hoist it on a pole.
In sewing, to run up a garment is to make it quickly.
To run up against something is to encounter it as an obstacle: We ran up against unexpected resistance.
- snowballedIncreased at accelerating pace
- accumulatedGradually collected or gathered
- credit card debtMoney owed on plastic
- sewedJoined fabric with thread
- stitchedFastened with thread
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