What is "brought up"

Usage examples of "brought up".

Without changing his grip on his gun, he brought up his right hand and smashed the butt down on the back of the man's head.

I was a human who'd been brought up in Dragaeran society, and it made for much discomfort.

Which brought up the next question: When had I suddenly become enamored of doing the right thing, rather than the practical thing?

I have weighed that alleged evidence against the points that Odo brought up, and I find the thesis lacking credibility.

Procopio brought up images, one after another, of the conjurer's former apprentices.