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bring up

v. cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"

boot, reboot, bring up

v. cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"

rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent

v. bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

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

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progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

develop

v. grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"

raise

v. raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"

raise

v. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"

lift, raise

v. move upwards; "lift one's eyes"

lift, raise, elevate

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

uplift

v. lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"

heave, heave up, heft, heft up

v. lift or elevate

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

boost

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

jump, leap, jump off

v. jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

rise, go up, climb

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

originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow

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"

startle, jump, start

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

derail, jump

v. run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

hike

v. walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"

disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out

v. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

jostle, shove

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

shove

v. push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

bring, land

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

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"

lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

contribute, give, chip in, kick in

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

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