Meaning of the word run-up in English

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run-up

US /rʌn/
UK /rʌn/

Noun

1.

in some sports, a period or distance of running that you do in order to be going fast enough to perform a particular action:

Example:
The longer and faster your run-up is, the higher you can jump.
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