bring up

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, up: To bring from a lower to a higher position.

   • When you're in the basement, can you bring up the paints?
   • This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey.
2. 2

   To mention.

   • Don't bring up politics if you want to have a quiet conversation with that guy.
3. 3

   To raise or rear (children).

   • She did well enough bringing up two sons and a daughter on her own.
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   1. 4

      To uncover, to bring from obscurity

      To uncover, to bring from obscurity; to resurface (e.g. a memory)

      • A short Internet search brought up some amazing details of this story.
   2. 5

      To turn on power or start, as of a machine.

      • Wait a minute while I bring up my computer.
   3. 6

      To check (a newly-assembled printed circuit board) for errors.

      • Anyone who's been tasked with bringing up a board knows how trying it is.
   4. 7

      To vomit.

      • I was very ill today; I kept bringing up everything I ate.
   5. 8

      To stop or interrupt a flow or steady motion.

      • "[…]Mr. Wolfe, I beg you—I beg of you—" I was sure she was going to cry and I didn't want her to. But Wolfe brusquely brought her up: "That's all, Miss Barstow.[…]"
      • "No," Maeniel shouted, "No!" trying to distract the man, and lunged toward him. The chain on his ankle brought him up short and he fell on his face.
   6. 9

      To reach a particular score, especially a milestone.

      • Warner smacked a four over midwicket to bring up his century.
   7. 10

      To legally charge and put on trial

      To legally charge and put on trial; to position (someone) for judgement or examination by authority.

      • The book [The Gilded Hearse] was brought up on obscenity charges, partly as a result of the gay content, but a New York magistrate dismissed the charges.
   8. 11

      To level type or make it ready for printing by overlaying it.

   9. 12

      To prepare a vein for an injection.

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