run up vs tack

run up is not a noun while tack is a noun.

run up and tack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
run up	No	No	Yes	No
tack	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tack is a hyponym of run up; that is, tack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than run up:

run up: fasten by sewing; do needlework
tack: sew together loosely, with large stitches

Other hyponyms of run up include hem, resew, overcast, overcast, backstitch, gather, pucker, tuck, finedraw, fell, baste, hemstitch, retick, tick, cast on, cast off.

run up (noun)	tack (noun)
	sailing a zigzag course
	(nautical) the act of changing tack
	a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
	gear for a horse
	(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
	the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

run up (verb)	tack (verb)
pile up (debts or scores)	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
raise by using ropes and pulleys	fasten with tacks
fasten by sewing; do needlework	sew together loosely, with large stitches
make by sewing together quickly	fix to; attach
accumulate, sometimes as a debt	create by putting components or members together
	turn into the wind

Difference between run up and tack

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