Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. 
 mention something unpleasant from the past; 
- Example: "Drag up old stories"[syn: drag up, dredge up]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
drag up
    v 1: mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old
         stories" [syn: drag up, dredge up]