rise
verb
- 1
To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
- 2
To increase in value or standing.
- 3
To begin; to develop.
- 4
To go up; to ascend; to climb.
“to rise a hill”
- 5
To cause to go up or ascend.
“to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water”
- 6
To retire; to give up a siege.
- 7
To come; to offer itself.
- 8
To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.
noun
- 1
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
“Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.”
- 2
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
“The rise of the feminists.”
- 3
An increase (in a quantity, price, etc).
- 4
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
“The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.”
- 5
An increase in someone's pay rate; a raise (US).
“The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.”
- 6
A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
- 7
An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
- 8
An angry reaction.
“I knew that would get a rise out of him.”
Synonyms
Antonyms
noun
- 1
(now chiefly) A twig or stick.
- 2
A bobbin or spool.
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