(cricket) The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball. / The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum.

(chiefly of an object, informal) Worn out by overuse; in a state of disrepair

(Australia, New Zealand) An artificially or disingenuously manufactured outcry, usually in the media.

past participle of grow up

Alternative form of grown-up

Adult, physically mature. / Of, pertaining to, or suitable for adults. / Having a mature outlook.

An adult (used especially by children or when speaking to children)

(informal, intransitive) To don a pair of ear buds in preparation for listening to a portable sound system.

simple past tense and past participle of tip-up

To fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug. / (UK, law) To permanently close or block (a road or path); to legally extinguish a right of way.