run up

definition: pile up (debts or scores)
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: fasten by sewing
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms: stitch
definition: raise
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms: prick
definition: make by sewing together quickly
example: run up a skirt
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: accumulate as a debt
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms: chalk up

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