A verb stem + 上げる will form a compound verb with varying meanings. The meaning is often something like "finish something up", "upward", or "to a great extent." It's best to learn the verbs individually, though.
今日中にこのレポートを書き上げてしまわなければならない。
I have to finish up writing this report by the end of the day.
この荷物は重すぎて誰も持ち上げることはないが、機械なら簡単に持ち上げられる。
This luggage is too heavy for anyone to be able to lift up, but a machine could easily lift it.
日本語を勉強している学生達が、自分達で日本語のブログサイトを立ち上げた。
The students studying Japanese started up a Japanese blog site on their own.
泥棒はコンビニの店員を縛り上げて、レジのお金を盗んで行った。
The robber tied up all the konbini's employees, stole the money from the register, and left.
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