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Come Up

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Verb

1. come up

bring forth, usually something desirable

Example Sentences:
'The committee came up with some interesting recommendations'

2. arise, come up

result or issue

Example Sentences:
'A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion'

3. come, come up

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

Example Sentences:
'He came singing down the road'
'Come with me to the Casbah'
'come down here!'
'come out of the closet!'
'come into the room'

4. come up, rise, rise up, surface

come to the surface

5. arise, bob up, come up

originate or come into being

Example Sentences:
'a question arose'

6. arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise

move upward

Example Sentences:
'The fog lifted'
'The smoke arose from the forest fire'
'The mist uprose from the meadows'

7. come up

be mentioned

Example Sentences:
'These names came up in the discussion'

8. come on, come up, go on

start running, functioning, or operating

Example Sentences:
'the lights went on'
'the computer came up'

9. come up, find, get hold, line up

get something or somebody for a specific purpose

Example Sentences:
'I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener'
'I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing'
'The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter'

10. ascend, come up, rise, uprise

come up, of celestial bodies

Example Sentences:
'The sun also rises'
'The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...'
'Jupiter ascends'

11. come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch

gather (money or other resources) together over time

Example Sentences:
'She had scraped together enough money for college'
'they scratched a meager living'

12. come up, muster, muster up, rally, summon

gather or bring together

Example Sentences:
'muster the courage to do something'
'she rallied her intellect'
'Summon all your courage'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Come Up

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verb (intr, adverb)
1. 
to come to a place regarded as higher
2. 
(of the sun) to rise
3. 
to begin
a wind came up
4. 
to be regurgitated or vomited
5. 
to present itself or be discussed
that question will come up again
6. British
to begin a term, esp one's first term, at a college or university
7. 
to appear from out of the ground
my beans have come up early this year
8. informal
to win
have your premium bonds ever come up?
9.  come up against
10.  come up to
11.  come up with

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Come Up

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1. 
to arise; begin
a light breeze came up
2. 
to be mentioned, as in a discussion
3. 
to rise or improve, as in status
4. 
to be put forward, as for a vote
5.  British
to enter a university

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Come Up

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intr.v. came (kām), come, com·ing, comes
1.
a. To advance toward the speaker or toward a specified place; approach: Come to me.
b. To advance in a specified manner: The children came reluctantly when I insisted.
2.
a. To make progress; advance: a former drug addict who has come a long way.
b. To fare: How are things coming today? They're coming fine.
3.
a. To reach a particular point in a series or as a result of orderly progression: At last we came to the chapter on ergonomics.
b. To arrive, as in due course: Dawn comes at 5 AM in June.
4. To move into view; appear: The moon came over the horizon.
5. To occur in time; take place: The game will be played tomorrow, come rain or shine.
6.
a. To arrive at a particular result or end: come to an understanding.
b. To arrive at or reach a particular state or condition: Come to your senses!
c. To move or be brought to a particular position: The convoy came to an abrupt halt.
7. To extend; reach: water that came to my waist.
8. To have priority; rank: My work comes first.
9. To happen as a result: This mess comes of your carelessness.
10. To fall to one: No good can come of this.
11. To occur in the mind: A good idea just came to me.
12.
a. To issue forth: A cry came from the frightened child.
b. To be derived; originate: Oaks come from acorns.
c. To be descended: They come from a good family.
d. To be within a given range or spectrum of reference or application: This stipulation comes within the terms of your contract.
13. To be a native or resident: My friend comes from Chicago.
14. To add up to a certain amount: Expenses came to more than income.
15.
a. To become: The knot came loose. This is a dream that has come true.
b. To turn out to be: A good education doesn't come cheap.
16. To be available or obtainable: shoes that come in all sizes.
17. Vulgar Slang To experience orgasm.
n. also cum (kŭm)
Vulgar Slang
Semen ejaculated during orgasm.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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