come up come up /kʌm ʌp/

verb

1. () Bring forth, usually something desirable  ( come up )
   bring forth, usually something desirable
    The committee came up with some interesting recommendations
   The committee came up with some interesting recommendations
   
2. () Result or issue  ( arise , come up )
   result or issue
    A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
   A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
   
3. () Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody  ( come up , come )
   move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
    He came singing down the road
   He came singing down the road
    Come with me to the Casbah
   Come with me to the Casbah
    Come down here!
   come down here!
    Come out of the closet!
   come out of the closet!
    Come into the room
   come into the room
   
4. () Come to the surface  ( surface , come up , rise up , rise )
   come to the surface
   
5. () Move upward  ( uprise , arise , come up , go up , lift , move up , rise )
   move upward
    The fog lifted
   The fog lifted
    The smoke arose from the forest fire
   The smoke arose from the forest fire
    The mist uprose from the meadows
   The mist uprose from the meadows
   
6. () Originate or come into being  ( bob up , come up , arise )
   originate or come into being
    A question arose
   a question arose
   
7. () Start running, functioning, or operating  ( come on , come up , go on )
   start running, functioning, or operating
    The lights went on
   the lights went on
    The computer came up
   the computer came up
   
8. () Be mentioned  ( come up )
   be mentioned
    These names came up in the discussion
   These names came up in the discussion
   
9. Gather or bring together  ( come up , muster up , summon , muster , rally )
   gather or bring together
    Muster the courage to do something
   muster the courage to do something
    She rallied her intellect
   she rallied her intellect
    Summon all your courage
   Summon all your courage
   
10. Gather (money or other resources) together over time  ( come up , scrape , scratch , scrape up )
    gather (money or other resources) together over time
     She had scraped together enough money for college
    She had scraped together enough money for college
     They scratched a meager living
    they scratched a meager living
    
11. (astronomy) come up, of celestial bodies  ( ascend , come up , uprise , rise )
    (astronomy) come up, of celestial bodies
     The sun also rises
    The sun also rises
     The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
    The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
     Jupiter ascends
    Jupiter ascends
    
12. Get something or somebody for a specific purpose  ( come up , get hold , line up , find )
    get something or somebody for a specific purpose
     I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
    I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
     I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
    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
    The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter