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running up on

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

Meaning of run up on

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To approach with speed or forceful intensity
    • Hey, don't run up on me like that while my back's turned...I might accidentally deck you.
  2. (transitive, African-American Vernacular) To confront with hostility
  3. (transitive, African-American Vernacular) To hit on (somebody).

Questions about running up on

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

Words near running up on in the dictionary

  1. running traps
  2. running up
  3. running up against
  4. running up in
  5. running up in it
  6. running up on
  7. running up the score
  8. running W
  9. running water
  10. running wild
  11. running with

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Adapted from Wiktionary: running up on (page history and authors); run up on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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