Noun
1. a growth in strength or number or importance
2. the act of changing location in an upward direction
3. an upward slope or grade (as in a road);
"the car couldn't make it up the rise"4. a movement upward;
"they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"5. the amount a salary is increased;
"he got a 3% raise""he got a wage hike"6. the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
7. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
8. (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. an increase in cost;
"they asked for a 10% rise in rates"10. increase in price or value;
"the news caused a general advance on the stock market"Verb
1. move upward;
"The fog lifted""The smoke arose from the forest fire""The mist uprose from the meadows"2. increase in value or to a higher point;
"prices climbed steeply""the value of our house rose sharply last year"3. rise to one's feet;
"The audience got up and applauded"4. rise up;
"The building rose before them"5. come to the surface
6. become more extreme;
"The tension heightened"7. 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"8. be promoted, move to a better position
9. go up or advance;
"Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"10. get up and out of bed;
"I get up at 7 A.M. every day""They rose early""He uprose at night"11. rise in rank or status;
"Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"12. increase in volume;
"the dough rose slowly in the warm room"13. become heartened or elated;
"Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"14. exert oneself to meet a challenge;
"rise to a challenge""rise to the occasion"15. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
16. come up, of celestial bodies;
"The sun also rises""The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...""Jupiter ascends"17. return from the dead;
"Christ is risen!""The dead are to uprise"