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What does bring on mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bring on? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To make something appear, as on a stage or a place of competition.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive, US, informal, often as imperative) To pose a challenge or threat; to attack; to compete aggressively.
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It is possible that hallucinogens, for example fly agaric, were used to bring on this state of mind.
At times, the Cowboys are akin to a full-court press with the pressure they bring on offenses.
It made you gaze knowingly out over the herd as if you were calculating what they'd bring on the hoof at market.
Spreading the gifts they bring on the table, the deacon leads their acclamations and distributes the consecrated elements.
Failure to produce a copy upon being asked could bring on a beating by the Red Guards.
I think that positivity on the commercial side will bring on commercial sales.

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