run up run up /ˈrʌn ʌp/

verb

1. () Pile up (debts or scores)  ( run up )
   pile up (debts or scores)
   
2. () Fasten by sewing; do needlework  ( sew together , run up , stitch , sew )
   fasten by sewing; do needlework
   
3. () Raise  ( hoist , run up )
   raise
    Hoist the flags
   hoist the flags
    Hoist a sail
   hoist a sail
   
4. Make by sewing together quickly  ( run up )
   make by sewing together quickly
    Run up a skirt
   run up a skirt
   
5. Accumulate as a debt  ( run up , chalk up )
   accumulate as a debt
    He chalked up $100 in the course of the evening
   he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening