Definition of coming_up
1. come_up [ v ] bring forth, usually something desirable
Examples:
"The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
(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 generate2. come_up [ v ] occur
Examples:
"A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
(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 condense3. 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"
(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 approach4. 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 surfacing5. come_up [ v ] originate or come into being
Examples:
"a question arose"
(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 become6. come_up [ v ] move upward
Examples:
"The fog lifted"
"The smoke arose from the forest fire"
"The mist uprose from the meadows"
(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 rise7. come_up [ v ] start running, functioning, or operating
Examples:
"the lights went on"
"the computer came up"
(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 start8. come_up [ v ] be mentioned
Examples:
"These names came up in the discussion"
(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 arise9. 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"
10. come_up [ v ] come up, of celestial bodies
Examples:
"The sun also rises": "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."
"Jupiter ascends"
11. come_up [ v ] gather together over time; as of money or other resources
Examples:
"She had scraped together enough money for college"
12. come_up [ v ] gather or bring together
Examples:
"muster the courage to do something"
"she rallied her intellect"
"Summon all your courage"
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