Definition of 'uprise'

Verb

1. 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 rise develop spring up grow
2. ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
3. rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
      Synonyms: bristle stand up
4. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
      Synonyms: arise rise get up stand up
      Antonyms: sit down sit lie down lie
5. come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
      Synonyms: rise come up ascend
      Antonyms: set go down go under
6. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
      Synonyms: rise lift arise move up go up come up
      Antonyms: descend fall go down come down
7. return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
      Synonyms: resurrect rise
8. 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 rise
      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

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