transitive verb
1. : rear , educate
bring up one's children in good surroundings
2. : to cause to stop suddenly
brought up the car with a screeching of brakes
a new thought brought her up sharply — Margaret Mitchell
the remark brought me up short
3. : to bring to attention : introduce
brought up the weather
his remark brought up the subject of the last election
4. : vomit
promptly brought up all the water he had drunk, but he felt better, all the same — C.S.Forester
5. : to make ready (a letterpress form)
intransitive verb
: to stop suddenly : come to a standstill
the runaway bus careened down the hill and brought up against a building