'come up' definitions:
Definition of 'come up'
(from WordNet)
verb
Bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
verb
Result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" [syn: arise, come up]
verb
Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" [syn: come, come up] [ant: depart, go, go away]
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Move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise] [ant: come down, descend, fall, go down]
verb
Be mentioned; "These names came up in the discussion"
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Start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up" [syn: go on, come up, come on] [ant: go off]
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Get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "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" [syn: line up, get hold, come up, find]
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Come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: rise, come up, uprise, ascend] [ant: go down, go under, set]
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Gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living" [syn: scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up]
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Words containing 'come up'
- Come,
- Comely,
- Comes,
- Coming,
- Coming in,
- To come,
- To come about,
- To come after,
- To come again,
- To come at,
- To come between,
- To come by,
- To come down,
- To come in,
- To come in for,
- To come into,
- To come it,
- To come it over,
- To come of,
- To come off,
- To come off by,
- To come off from,
- To come on,
- To come out,
- To come out with,
- To come over,
- To come over to,
- To come to,
- To come under,
- To come up,
- To come up to,
- To come up with,
- come about,
- come after,
- come again,
- come at,
- come before,
- come between,
- come by,
- come down,
- come down on,
- come in,
- come in for,
- come into,
- come into being,
- come of,
- come off,
- come on,
- come out,
- come over,
- come through,
- come to,
- come up against,
- come up to,
- come with,
- coming out,
- have it coming,
- To come abroad,
- To come across,
- To come and go,
- To come away,
- To come down upon,
- To come home,
- To come honestly by,
- To come into play,
- To come near,
- To come near to,
- To come nigh,
- To come round,
- To come short,
- To come to a head,
- To come to blows,
- To come to grief,
- To come to hand,
- To come to light,
- To come to pass,
- To come to the front,
- To come to the ground,
- To come to the scratch,
- To come to time,
- To come together,
- To come true,
- To come up the capstan,
- To come upon,
- To go and come,
- bid come,
- come across,
- come alive,
- come along,
- come and go,
- come apart,
- come around,
- come away,
- come back,
- come back at,
- come clean,
- come close,
- come forth,
- come forward,
- come hither,
- come home,
- come in handy,
- come near,
- come of age,
- come out of the closet,
- come round,
- come short,
- come to grips,
- come to hand,
- come to life,
- come to light,
- come to mind,
- come to nothing,
- come to pass,
- come to terms,
- come to the fore,
- come together,
- come true,
- come upon,
- come what may,
- come-on,
- coming and going,
- coming attraction,
- coming back,
- coming into court,
- coming of christ,
- coming together,
- coming upon,
- kingdom come,
- second coming,
- time to come,
- up-and-coming,
- when the time comes,
- All is grist that comes to his mill,
- Come-along,
- Come-outer,
- To come in at the hawse holes,
- To come off with flying colors,
- To come one's way,
- To come or draw to a head,
- To come to one's self,
- To come up the tackle fall,
- come hither look,
- come-at-able,
- home-coming,
- second coming of christ,
- whatever may come,
- come hell or high water,
- un-come-at-able,
- first-come-first-serve,
- first-come-first-served