tick vs run up

tick is a noun but run up is not a noun.

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

As verbs, run up is a hypernym of tick; that is, run up is a word with a broader meaning than tick:

Other hypernyms of tick include sew, sew together, stitch.

tick (noun)	run up (noun)
any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
a light mattress
a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
a metallic tapping sound

tick (verb)	run up (verb)
put a check mark on or near or next to	pile up (debts or scores)
sew	raise by using ropes and pulleys
make a clicking or ticking sound	fasten by sewing; do needlework
make a sound like a clock or a timer	make by sewing together quickly
	accumulate, sometimes as a debt