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1. come_up - verb

· bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"

Hypernym(s): generate, bring_forth

2. come_up - verb

· result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"

Synonym(s): arise

Hypernym(s): happen, hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place

3. come_up - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): come

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

4. come_up - verb

· come to the surface

Synonym(s): surface, rise_up, rise

Hypernym(s): ascend, go_up

5. come_up - verb

· originate or come into being; "a question arose"

Synonym(s): arise, bob_up

Hypernym(s): become

6. come_up - verb

· move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

Synonym(s): rise, lift, arise, move_up, go_up, uprise

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

7. come_up - verb

· be mentioned; "These names came up in the discussion"

Hypernym(s): arise, come_up

8. come_up - verb

· start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"

Synonym(s): go_on, come_on

Hypernym(s): start, go, get_going

9. come_up - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): line_up, get_hold, find

Hypernym(s): get, acquire

10. come_up - verb

· come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

Synonym(s): rise, uprise, ascend

Hypernym(s): rise, lift, arise, move_up, go_up, come_up, uprise

11. come_up - verb

· gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"

Synonym(s): scrape, scrape_up, scratch

Hypernym(s): roll_up, collect, accumulate, pile_up, amass, compile, hoard

12. come_up - verb

· gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"

Synonym(s): muster, rally, summon, muster_up

Hypernym(s): gather, garner, collect, pull_together

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