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running it up

running it up is the present participle and gerund of run it up.

Meaning of run it up

Verb

run it up (third-person singular simple present runs it up, present participle running it up, simple past ran it up, past participle run it up)

  1. (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To make money (or something else) quickly.

Questions about running it up

What is running it up the present participle and gerund of?
Running it up is the present participle and gerund of run it up.

Words near running it up in the dictionary

  1. running into a brick wall
  2. running into one
  3. running into the ground
  4. running iron
  5. running irons
  6. running it up
  7. running joke
  8. running jokes
  9. running knot
  10. running knots
  11. running lane

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