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DRAG UP
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mention something unpleasant from the past
Example:
Drag up old stories
Synonyms:
drag up; dredge up
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "drag up" is one way to...):
advert; bring up; cite; mention; name; refer (make reference to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE