RUN UP

{v. phr.} 1. To add to the amount of; increase. * /Karl ran up a big bill at the bookstore./ 2. To put together or make hastily; sew quickly together. * /Jill ran up a costume for the party on her sewing machine./ 3. To pull (something) upward on a rope; put (something) up quickly. * /The pirates ran up the black flag./