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runs up on

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

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

Words near runs up on in the dictionary

  1. runs to waste
  2. runs up
  3. runs up against
  4. runs up in
  5. runs up in it
  6. runs up on
  7. runs wild
  8. runs with
  9. runs with scissors
  10. runs with the hare and hunts with the hounds
  11. runscorer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: runs 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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