rise
noun
- 1
the act of changing location in an upward direction
- 2
increase in price or value
the news caused a general advance on the stock market
- 3
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- 4
the amount a salary is increased
he got a 3% raise
he got a wage hike
- 5
an increase in cost
they asked for a 10% rise in rates
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a growth in strength or number or importance
- 7
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
the emanation of the Holy Spirit
the rising of the Holy Ghost
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a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- 9
a movement upward
they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- 10
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
the car couldn't make it up the rise
verb
- 1
get up and out of bed
I get up at 7 A.M. every day
They rose early
- 2
return from the dead
Christ is risen!
The dead are to uprise
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