bring forth

To give birth to or produce

bring forward

1. To advance
2. To present or suggest (an idea, etc)

bring home

1. To prove
2. To impress, convince

bring home the bacon see under bacon

bring in

1. To introduce
2. To yield as income
3. To pronounce (a verdict)

bringings forth (Shakespeare)

The fruits of one's own actions

bringing up

Upbringing, rearing, training

bring off

1. To bring away, eg by a boat from a ship
2. To rescue
3. To achieve, bring to a successful conclusion
4. To induce an orgasm in (vulgar sl)

bring on

1. To induce
2. To cause to advance
3. To advance the growth of (plants)

bring oneself to

To persuade or steel oneself to (do something unpleasant)

bring out

1. To make clear or prominent
2. To put (eg a book, play or singer) before the public
3. To introduce (a young woman) formally into society as a debutante
4. To encourage (a shy person) to be more outgoing
5. To cause (workers) to come out on strike
6. (of an allergy, etc) to make (a person) covered in (spots, etc)

bring over

To convert

bring round

1. To restore from illness or unconsciousness
2. To win over

bring the house down

To provoke or receive a general, enthusiastic burst of applause

bring to

1. To restore to consciousness
2. To bring to a standstill (nautical)

bring to bear see under bear¹

bring under

To subdue

bring up

1. To rear or educate
2. To introduce to notice
3. To make prominent
4. To vomit

bring up short

To make stop suddenly

bring up the rear

To come last

brought forward (bookkeeping)

(of a subtotal) transferred to the head of the next column