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up

v. raise; "up the ante"

bring

v. be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"

bring

v. induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"

institute, bring

v. advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

take, bring

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

bring, land

v. bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"

fetch, bring in, bring

v. be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"

bring, convey, take

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

bring, work, play, wreak, make for

v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring

v. bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"

up, upwards, upward

adv. to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"

up

adj. open; "the windows are up"

up

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

improving, up

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

manufacture

v. create or produce in a mechanical way; "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"

carry

v. transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"

carry

v. have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"

impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

convey

v. transmit a title or property

transfer

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

bring, convey, take

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

expect

v. look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"

carry, hold, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

hold, carry, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

hold, bear, carry, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

deliver

v. bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"

fall

v. move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"

decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate

v. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

land

v. bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"

stoop

v. carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"

carry

v. have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"

convey

v. transmit a title or property

take, bring

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

transfer

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

expect

v. look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"

carry, hold, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

hold, carry, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

hold, bear, carry, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

initiate, pioneer

v. take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

inflict, bring down, visit, impose

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

commit, practice

v. engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

enact, reenact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

exert, exercise

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

loosen, loose

v. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"

augment

v. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

reinforce, reenforce

v. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

advance

v. develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"

endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue

v. give qualities or abilities to

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

round up

v. seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal followers"

join, bring together

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

publish, bring out, put out, issue, release

v. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"

bring about

v. cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

effect, effectuate, set up

v. produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"

produce, bring about, give rise

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

raise, bring in

v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging, rising

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

fetch

v. take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!"

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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