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"
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Definition of 'RISE' 
