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Meaning of run up on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To approach with speed or forceful intensity
    transitive
  2. To confront with hostility
    transitive
  3. To hit on (somebody).
    transitive

Examples

“Hey, don't run up on me like that while my back's turned...I might accidentally deck you.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

run up the score run upon sorts run wild run with run with scissors run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

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