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running up the score

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

Meaning of run up the score

Verb

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

  1. To engage in the practice – usually by coaching decision – of scoring more points than needed in a one-sided contest.
    • The old-school coach felt that his team's weak opponent had no business playing his strong team, so he decided to run up the score.

Questions about running up the score

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

Words near running up the score in the dictionary

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

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