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Bring on

verb, slang

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  1. 1
    To cause. idiomatic, transitive

    "Excessive drinking can bring on depression."

  2. 2
    cause to arise wordnet
  3. 3
    To make something appear, as on a stage or a place of competition. idiomatic, transitive

    "The impatience here is palpable: 2000, here we come! Bring on Gore! Bring em all on!"

  4. 4
    cause to appear wordnet
  5. 5
    To pose a challenge or threat; to attack; to compete aggressively. US, idiomatic, informal, intransitive, often

    "Not that Briggs was capable of bringing it on. He got in, maybe, one really good shot: a right to Foreman's ample belly"

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  1. 6
    bring onto the market or release wordnet
  2. 7
    To hire or initiate a new employee or participant in a project. slang, transitive

    "I'll bring them on at the end of the month."

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