Definition of 'rise'

Noun

1. a growth in strength or number or importance
      Antonyms: fall downfall
2. the act of changing location in an upward direction
      Synonyms: ascent ascension ascending
3. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
      Synonyms: ascent acclivity raise climb upgrade
      Antonyms: descent declivity fall decline declination declension downslope
4. a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
      Synonyms: rising ascent ascension
      Antonyms: fall
5. the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
      Synonyms: raise wage hike hike wage increase salary increase
6. the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
      Synonyms: upgrade rising slope
7. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
      Synonyms: lift
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"
      Synonyms: emanation procession
9. an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
      Synonyms: boost hike cost increase
10. increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
       Synonyms: advance

Verb

1. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
      Synonyms: lift arise move up go up come up uprise
      Antonyms: descend fall go down come down
2. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
      Synonyms: go up climb
3. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
      Synonyms: arise uprise get up stand up
      Antonyms: sit down sit lie down lie
4. rise up; "The building rose before them"
      Synonyms: lift rear
5. come to the surface
      Synonyms: surface come up rise up
6. become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
      Synonyms: heighten
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"
      Synonyms: originate arise develop uprise spring up grow
8. be promoted, move to a better position
      Synonyms: move up
9. go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
      Synonyms: wax mount climb
      Antonyms: wane
10. get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
       Synonyms: get up turn out arise uprise
       Antonyms: go to bed turn in bed crawl in kip down hit the hay hit the sack sack out go to sleep retire go to bed turn in bed crawl in kip down hit the hay hit the sack sack out go to sleep retire
11. rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
       Synonyms: jump climb up
12. increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
       Synonyms: prove
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
       Synonyms: rebel arise rise up
16. come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
       Synonyms: come up uprise ascend
       Antonyms: set go down go under
17. return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
       Synonyms: resurrect uprise

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