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come up

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

come up, bob up

v. originate or come into being; "a question arose"

rise, turn out, get up, get out of bed

v. get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"

rise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

rise, develop, originate, spring up

v. come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

rise, rebel, rise up, resist forcefully, renounce allegiance

v. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

appear

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

launch, mount

v. put up or launch; "mount a campaign against pornography"

emerge

v. come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"

spring

v. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

result, ensue

v. issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

wake, awake, awaken, waken, come alive, wake up

v. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

dawn, become light, grow light

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

appear, seem

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

hit, strike

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

stretch, stretch out, unfold

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

issue, come out, emerge, come forth

v. come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"

result, ensue

v. issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

halt, stem, stanch, staunch

v. from the flow of liquid, like blood, from a wound.

rise, climb, go up

v. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

renounce, repudiate

v. cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

sit, sit down

v. take a seat

lie, lie down

v. assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"

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