What does "run up" mean?

To make something quickly or accumulate To sew quickly, or to accumulate debts or costs.

How do you use "run up" in a sentence?

She ran up a dress in an afternoon. He ran up huge debts. Don't run up the phone bill.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To make something quickly or accumulate

快速制作或积累

Hacer algo rápidamente o acumular

急いで作る、（負債などを）積み重ねる

급히 만들다, (비용 등을) 쌓다

To sew quickly, or to accumulate debts or costs.

快速缝制，或积累债务或费用。

Coser rápidamente o acumular deudas o costes.

素早く縫う、または借金や費用を積み上げる。

빠르게 바느질하거나, 빚이나 비용을 쌓아올리다.

Base verb: run

Particle: up

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

She ran up a dress in an afternoon.
她一下午就缝好了一件裙子
Se hizo un vestido en una tarde
彼女は午後にドレスをささっと縫い上げた
그녀는 오후에 드레스를 뚝딱 만들었다.
He ran up huge debts.
他欠下了巨额债务
Acumuló enormes deudas
彼は巨額の借金を作った
그는 엄청난 빚을 쌓았다.
Don't run up the phone bill.
别让电话费涨上去
No hagas que suba la factura del teléfono
電話代をかさませないで
전화 요금을 불리지 마.

Context: sewing, debts, accumulation

Tone: quick

From quickly running something through a sewing machine.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal