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1. come_up [ v ] bring forth, usually something desirable
Examples: "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"

Used in print:

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

Chico_Ruiz made a spectacular play on Alusik 's grounder in the hole in the fourth and Wert came_up with some good stops and showed a strong arm at third_base .

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

You will come_up with a frightening total .

Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures , however , believing that any sum they come_up with is only a surface manifestation - turned_up by their inevitably limited policing - of the real loot of the medical racketeer .

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

When I try to work_out my reasons for feeling that this passage is of critical significance , I come_up with the following ideas , which I shall express very briefly here and revert to in a later essay .

Synonyms come_up Related Terms generate

2. come_up [ v ] occur
Examples: "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"

Used in print:

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Because of its important game with Arkansas coming_up Saturday , Baylor worked_out in the rain Monday - mud or no mud .

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

This was one place where Moonan could go for a drink in a back booth without anyone noticing him , or at_least coming_up and hanging_around and wanting to know all the low-down .

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

It came_up again_and_again in the discussion sessions .

Synonyms come_up arise Related Terms anticipate happen open condense

3. come_up [ v ] move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
Examples: "He came singing down the road" "Come with me to the Casbah" "come down here!" "come out of the closet!" "come into the room"

Used in print:

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Prevot came_up `` Take that spot over there '' , he whispered , pointing to a small clump of blackness .

Synonyms come come_up Related Terms go travel approach approach address emanate succeed attach_to survive surface rise come_in approach

4. come_up [ v ] come to the surface

Used in print:

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

He saw the ground coming_up - and the stranger 's head .

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

When his arm came_up I ducked away but it caught me on the side of the neck , watering my eyes , and I backed_off to cough .

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

We were not , however , prepared_for anything like the apparition that confronted us as Felix came_up the stairs .

Synonyms rise rise_up come_up surface Related Terms ascend well emerge bubble_up resurface surface lift surfacing

5. come_up [ v ] originate or come into being
Examples: "a question arose"

Used in print:

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

Then , by squeezing her foot three times , he came_up - presto - with a different diagnosis with each squeeze .

Synonyms arise come_up bob_up Related Terms become

6. come_up [ v ] move upward
Examples: "The fog lifted" "The smoke arose from the forest fire" "The mist uprose from the meadows"

Used in print:

(Newark Evening News...)

After baptism Jesus came_up out of the water at_once , and at that moment heaven opened ; he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove to alight upon him '' ;

(Thomas B. Dewey, Hunter at Large....)

Still clutching the razor , Roberts came_up into a crouch , shaking his head .

Synonyms rise go_up move_up lift come_up arise uprise Related Terms descend travel climb soar go_up chandelle rise scend steam rocket uplift surface elevation rise

7. come_up [ v ] start running, functioning, or operating
Examples: "the lights went on" "the computer came up"

Used in print:

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

As the lights came_up , Andy could see that a number of patrons were already on their way toward the exit .

Synonyms go_on come_up come_on Related Terms go_off start

8. come_up [ v ] be mentioned
Examples: "These names came up in the discussion"

Used in print:

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

Their names had not come_up in any discussions with Laura , and he had no idea what they would be like .

Synonyms come_up Related Terms arise

9. come_up [ v ] get something or somebody for a specific purpose
Examples: "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"

Synonyms find line_up come_up get_hold Related Terms get

10. come_up [ v ] come up, of celestial bodies
Examples: "The sun also rises": "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..." "Jupiter ascends"

Synonyms rise uprise ascend come_up Related Terms set rise astronomy

11. come_up [ v ] gather together over time; as of money or other resources
Examples: "She had scraped together enough money for college"

Synonyms scrape_up come_up scrape Related Terms collect accumulate nickel-and-dime

12. come_up [ v ] gather or bring together
Examples: "muster the courage to do something" "she rallied her intellect" "Summon all your courage"

Synonyms muster rally come_up muster_up summon Related Terms gather rally

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