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bring_up
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[ verb ] evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic
Examples : "raise the specter of unemployment" "he conjured wild birds in the air" "stir a disturbance" "call down the spirits from the mountain" Used in print (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)Possibly , the coconut containing dessert had brought_up bitter problems of administration . |
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[ verb ] bring up
Examples "raise a family" "bring up children" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)`` We were brought_up that way '' was one statement which won general assent . |
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[ verb ] cause to come to a sudden stop
Examples "The noise brought her up in shock" Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)The week after Manassas the sound of horses in the yard brought Kate up in shock from an afternoon 's rest when she saw the Federal soldiers from her upstairs window . Related terms |
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[ verb ] promote from a lower position or rank
Examples "This player was brought up to the major league" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Stengel inherited DiMaggio , Rizzuto , but he brought_up Mantle from Class C to the majors , from Joplin to New_York . Related terms |
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[ verb ] raise from a lower to a higher position
Examples "Raise your hands" "Lift a load" Used in print (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)She brought_up her free hand to hit him , but this time he was quicker . |
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[ verb ] make reference to
Examples : "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
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[ verb ] (computer science) cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
Examples "boot your computer" Related terms |
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