Antonyms for ran up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ruhn

Phonetic Transcription : rʌn

Definition of ran up

Origin : the modern verb is a merger of two related Old English words, in both of which the first letters sometimes switched places. The first is intransitive rinnan, irnan "to run, flow, run together" (past tense ran, past participle runnen), cognate with (cf. Middle Dutch runnen, Old Saxon, Old High German, Gothic rinnan, German rinnen "to flow, run").
The second is Old English transitive weak verb ærnan, earnan "ride, run to, reach, gain by running" (probably a metathesis of *rennan), from Proto-Germanic *rannjanan, causative of the root *ren- "to run." This is cognate with Old Saxon renian, Old High German rennen, German rennen, Gothic rannjan.
Both are from PIE *ri-ne-a-, nasalized form of root *reie- "to flow, run" (see Rhine).
Of streams, etc., from c.1200; of machinery, from 1560s. Meaning "be in charge of" is first attested 1861, originally American English. Meaning "seek office in an election" is from 1826, American English. Phrase run for it "take flight" is attested from 1640s. Many figurative uses are from horseracing or hunting (e.g. to run (something) into the ground, 1836, American English).
To run across "meet" is attested from 1855, American English. To run short "exhaust one's supply" is from 1752; to run out of in the same sense is from 1713. To run around with "consort with" is from 1887. Run away "flee in the face of danger" is from late 14c. To run late is from 1954.

As in magnify : verb enlarge, intensify
As in raise : verb lift; build from the ground
As in raise : verb increase, augment
As in throw up : verb build quickly
As in charge : verb pay with credit card
As in jack : verb raise
As in add : verb adjoin, increase; make further comment
As in snowball : verb increase
As in upraise : verb erect
As in uprear : verb erect
As in enrich : verb improve, embellish
As in erect : verb build; establish

Example sentences :

He ran up the staircase to his room and flung on some clothing.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

While this was doing, most of the Englishmen ran up the forward hatch.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

I ran up the stair on all fours: it was my way when I was in a hurry.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

With that she ran up to the hollow tree and crawled into it.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

"I'll be down presently," he went on, and then he ran up the stairs to his room.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

Muche, quite naked, ran up and threw his arms round his mother's neck.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton

Kate ran up to dress, and came down like a bud bursting into flower.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

And as she ran up, he turned and sent a hall porter for the carriage.
Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

"It is a coincidence," laughed Alden, as he ran up the steps to greet his beloved.
Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

Synonyms for ran up

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