Definitions of bring up
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raise from a lower to a higher position
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Antonyms:
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bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down
move something or somebody to a lower position
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get up
cause to rise
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jack, jack up
lift with a special device
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shoulder
lift onto one's shoulders
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kick up
cause to rise by kicking
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hoist, lift, wind
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
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trice, trice up
raise with a line
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hoist, run up
raise
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hoist
move from one place to another by lifting
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pump
raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
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levitate
cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
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underlay
raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
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skid
elevate onto skids
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pinnacle
raise on or as if on a pinnacle
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chin, chin up
raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
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leaven, prove, raise
cause to puff up with a leaven
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heighten
increase the height of
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boost, hike, hike up
increase
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gather up, lift up, pick up
take and lift upward
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erect, rear
cause to rise up
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trice, trice up
hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
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pitch, set up
erect and fasten
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cock up, prick, prick up
raise
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bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down
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promote from a lower position or rank
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make reference to
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commend, remember
mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
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speak of the devil
mention someone's name who just then appears
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remember
mention favorably, as in prayer
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cite, quote
refer to for illustration or proof
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touch on
refer to or discuss briefly
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appeal, invoke
cite as an authority; resort to
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namedrop
refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
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raise
put forward for consideration or discussion
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drag up, dredge up
mention something unpleasant from the past
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cross-refer
refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists
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type of:
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have in mind, mean, think of
intend to refer to
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put forward for consideration or discussion
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summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
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synonyms:
arouse, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir
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call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke
evoke or provoke to appear or occur
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call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke
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cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
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type of:
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resuscitate, revive
cause to regain consciousness
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resuscitate, revive
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bring up
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cause to come to a sudden stop
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type of:
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stop
cause to stop
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stop
Pronunciation
US
/brɪŋ əp/
UK
/brɪŋ əp/
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