run up on
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To approach with speed or forceful intensity
- (transitive) To confront with hostility
Etymology
Affix from English run up + English on (suffix for ketones, preposition).
Origin
English
on
Gloss
suffix for ketones, preposition
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hereon English
- on English
- on high English
- on-site English
- onballer English
- onfield English
- onglaze English
- ongoer English
- ongoing English
- onlap English
- online English
- onlooker English
- onpass English
- onscreen English
- onsell English
- onsetter English
- onshore English
- onside English
- onsides English
- onsight English
- onstage English
- onto English
- onward English
- onwards English
- pull up on English
- push up on English
- run up English
- thereon English
- upon English
- whereon English
- on Middle English