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runs it up

runs it up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 runs it up

What is runs it up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs it up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run it up.

Words near runs it up in the dictionary

  1. runs interference
  2. runs into
  3. runs into a brick wall
  4. runs into one
  5. runs into the ground
  6. runs it up
  7. runs late
  8. runs like a dry creek
  9. runs like a top
  10. runs lines
  11. runs low

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