Wiktionary
vb. 1 (&lit come up English) 2 To appear before a judge or court. 3 (context intransitive English) To come towards, to approach. 4 (context idiomatic intransitive English) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly; to come to attention, present itself. 5 (context British slang intransitive English) To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug. 6 (cx UK Oxford University English) To arrive at the university. (Compare (term go down English), (term send down English).)
WordNet
v. bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
occur; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" [syn: arise]
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" [syn: come] [ant: go]
originate or come into being; "aquestion arose" [syn: arise, bob up]
move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, uprise] [ant: descend]
be mentioned; "These names came up in the discussion"
start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up" [syn: go on, come on] [ant: go off]
get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "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" [syn: line up, get hold, find]
come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: rise, uprise, ascend] [ant: set]
gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college" [syn: scrape, scrape up]
gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" [syn: muster, rally, summon, muster up]
Usage examples of "come up".
The sun had just come up, and everything was hazy, the mist lifting layer by layer, the air cold and invigorating.
His eyes closed and he stepped forward, wrapping her slim body in his arms and holding her close to him, feeling her heart beat against his, feeling her hand come up and cup the back of his head.
People who care about the rights of pickets should realize that these rights are threatened mostly not by the police, who generally do not molest you if you go through the appropriate bureaucratic procedures such as getting a permit, but by individuals who come up to you and try to pull your sign out of your hands or, in one case, spit at you.
The moon had come up, bright and clear, and the night had lightened considerably.
Glensather had just come up beside the barbarian king when the cruel tip of a spear dove into his back and tore through, driving out the front of his chest.