COMEUP

come up

Verb

I came up the ladder carefully, holding the bucket in my right hand.
  1. To appear before a judge or court.
  2. To come towards, to approach.
    I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.
  3. To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly; to come to attention, present itself.
    Unless anything comes up, I'll be there every day this week.
    At some point in the conversation my name came up, and I readily agreed to their proposition.
  4. To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.
    I could tell from her expression she was coming up already.


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