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1. (noun) rise
a growth in strength or number or importance

2. (noun) rise, ascent, ascension, ascending
the act of changing location in an upward direction

3. (noun) ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
"the car couldn't make it up the rise"

4. (noun) rise, rising, ascent, ascension
a movement upward
"they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

5. (noun) raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase
the amount a salary is increased
"he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"

6. (noun) upgrade, rise, rising slope
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

7. (noun) lift, rise
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

8. (noun) emanation, rise, procession
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
"the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"

9. (noun) rise, boost, hike, cost increase
an increase in cost
"they asked for a 10% rise in rates"

10. (verb) advance, rise
increase in price or value
"the news caused a general advance on the stock market"

11. (verb) rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
move upward
"The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

12. (verb) rise, go up, climb
increase in value or to a higher point
"prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

13. (verb) arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
rise to one's feet
"The audience got up and applauded"

14. (verb) rise, lift, rear
rise up
"The building rose before them"

15. (verb) surface, come up, rise up, rise
come to the surface

16. (verb) originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
come into existence; take on form or shape
"A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

17. (verb) ascend, move up, rise
move to a better position in life or to a better job
"She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great

18. (verb) wax, mount, climb, rise
go up or advance
"Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

19. (verb) heighten, rise
become more extreme
"The tension heightened"

20. (verb) get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise
get up and out of bed
"I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"

21. (verb) rise, jump, climb up
rise in rank or status
"Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

22. (verb) rise
become heartened or elated
"Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"

23. (verb) rise
exert oneself to meet a challenge
"rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"

24. (verb) rebel, arise, rise, rise up
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

25. (verb) rise, prove
increase in volume
"the dough rose slowly in the warm room"

26. (verb) rise, come up, uprise, ascend
come up, of celestial bodies
"The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

27. (verb) resurrect, rise, uprise
return from the dead
"Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

Definitions of 'RISE'

Webster 1913 Dictionary

1. (noun) RISE
the act of rising, or the state of being risen

2. (noun) RISE
the distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step

3. (noun) RISE
land which is somewhat higher than the rest; as, the house stood on a rise of land

4. (noun) RISE
spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream

5. (noun) RISE
appearance above the horizon; as, the rise of the sun or of a planet

6. (noun) RISE
increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank, property, fame, and the like

7. (noun) RISE
increase of sound; a swelling of the voice

8. (noun) RISE
elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key; as, a rise of a tone or semitone

9. (noun) RISE
the spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water

10.  RISE
to move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait

11.  RISE
to ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like

12.  RISE
to move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as, a bullet rises in the air

13.  RISE
to grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet

14.  RISE
to reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to swell; as, a river rises in its bed; the mercury rises in the thermometer

15.  RISE
to become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall

16.  RISE
to leave one's bed; to arise; as, to rise early

17.  RISE
to tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps rise far above the sea

18.  RISE
to slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction

19.  RISE
to retire; to give up a siege

20.  RISE
to swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like

21.  RISE
to have the aspect or the effect of rising

22.  RISE
to appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like

23.  RISE
to become apparent; to emerge into sight; to come forth; to appear; as, an eruption rises on the skin; the land rises to view to one sailing toward the shore

24.  RISE
to become perceptible to other senses than sight; as, a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower

25.  RISE
to have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as, rivers rise in lakes or springs

26.  RISE
to increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax

27.  RISE
to increase in power or fury; -- said of wind or a storm, and hence, of passion

28.  RISE
to become of higher value; to increase in price

29.  RISE
to become larger; to swell; -- said of a boil, tumor, and the like

30.  RISE
to increase in intensity; -- said of heat

31.  RISE
to become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice

32.  RISE
to increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations

33.  RISE
in various figurative senses

34.  RISE
to become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel

35.  RISE
to attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed

36.  RISE
to become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; -- said of style, thought, or discourse; as, to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest

37.  RISE
to come to mind; to be suggested; to occur

38.  RISE
to come; to offer itself

39.  RISE
to ascend from the grave; to come to life

40.  RISE
to terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as, the committee rose after agreeing to the report

41.  RISE
to ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone

42.  RISE
to be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; -- said of a form

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