run up vs tuck

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

run up and tuck both are verbs.

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

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

run up: fasten by sewing; do needlework
tuck: draw together into folds or puckers

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

run up (noun)	tuck (noun)
	a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
	a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
	(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
	eatables (especially sweets)

run up (verb)	tuck (verb)
pile up (debts or scores)	fit snugly into
raise by using ropes and pulleys	make a tuck or several folds in
fasten by sewing; do needlework	draw together into folds or puckers
make by sewing together quickly
accumulate, sometimes as a debt

Difference between run up and tuck

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