Definitions
1.verbTo come towards, to approach."I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette."
2.verbTo emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly."Unless anything comes up, I'll be there every day this week."
3.verbTo come to attention, present itself; to arrive or appear."At some point in the conversation my name came up, and I readily agreed to their proposition."
4.verbTo appear (before a judge or court)."He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars."
5.verbTo draw near in time."The summer holidays are coming up."
6.verb(of a heavenly body) To rise (above the horizon)."It'll be warmer once the sun comes up."
7.verbTo begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug."I could tell from her expression that she was coming up already."
8.verb(Oxford University) To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)