drag up

verb

1. to rear (a child) poorly and in an undisciplined manner
2. to introduce or revive (an unpleasant fact or story)

Example Sentences

If the storm moves to our north, it may drag up some humid, tropical air and push our temperatures upwards.

From BBC

The 21-year-old, of London Road, Sittingbourne, claimed she had been "dragged up" by a mother with longstanding drug addiction, and had been "given drugs by her mother from a young age," Ms Hart said.

From BBC

Wounded and unable to walk, he watched his village being ransacked, before he was abducted with four other people and dragged up the hills, his son said.

From Seattle Times

The Ranger XP Kinetic, for example, is more powerful than its gas-powered siblings and excels at towing: It can drag up to 2,500 pounds.

From Seattle Times

We demand, if not bread and circuses, then true American camp—a racoon-and-toy-pony show, a hunt for treasure, and White House officials dragged up to entertain our children.

From Salon

Related Words

• develop
• grow
• produce
• provide
• rear
• support