Main entry: raise, lift, heave
Definition: the act of raising something
Usage: he responded with a lift of his eyebrow; fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Main entry: raise
Definition: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
Usage: I'll see your raise and double it
Main entry: raise, rise, hike, wage hike, wage increase, salary increase
Definition: the amount a salary is increased
Usage: he got a 3% raise; he got a wage hike
Main entry: ascent, acclivity, climb, upgrade, rise, raise
Definition: an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Usage: the car couldn't make it up the rise
Main entry: upraise, raise, resurrect
Definition: cause to become alive again
Usage: raise from the dead; Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected; Upraising ghosts
Main entry: raise
Definition: raise the level or amount of something
Usage: raise my salary; raise the price of bread
Main entry: enhance, raise, heighten
Definition: increase
Usage: This will enhance your enjoyment; heighten the tension
Definition: put an end to
Usage: lift a ban; raise a siege
Main entry: raise, elevate, lift
Definition: raise in rank or condition
Usage: The new law lifted many people from poverty
Definition: invigorate or heighten
Usage: lift my spirits; lift his ego
Main entry: raise
Definition: bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
Usage: raised edges
Main entry: raise
Definition: multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
Main entry: raise
Definition: establish radio communications with
Usage: They managed to raise Hanoi last night
Main entry: raise
Definition: activate or stir up
Usage: raise a mutiny
Main entry: raise
Definition: cause to be heard or known; express or utter
Usage: raise a shout; raise a protest; raise a sad cry
Main entry: raise
Definition: pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
Usage: raise your `o'
Definition: put forward for consideration or discussion
Usage: raise the question of promotions; bring up an unpleasant topic
Main entry: raise, recruit, levy
Definition: cause to assemble or enlist in the military
Usage: raise an army; recruit new soldiers
Main entry: raise
Definition: bet more than the previous player
Main entry: raise
Definition: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
Main entry: bring up, call down, call forth, invoke, conjure, conjure up, arouse, put forward, raise, evoke, stir
Definition: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Usage: raise the specter of unemployment; he conjured wild birds in the air; call down the spirits from the mountain
Main entry: set up, put up, raise, rear, erect
Definition: construct, build, or erect
Usage: Raise a barn
Main entry: produce, raise, grow, farm
Definition: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
Usage: The Bordeaux region produces great red wines; They produce good ham in Parma; We grow wheat here; We raise hogs here
Main entry: raise
Definition: create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
Usage: raise hell; raise the roof; raise Cain
Main entry: kindle, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, arouse, raise, provoke
Definition: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Usage: arouse pity; raise a smile; evoke sympathy
Definition: move upwards
Usage: lift one's eyes
Main entry: lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate
Definition: raise from a lower to a higher position
Usage: Raise your hands; Lift a load
Main entry: prove, raise, leaven
Definition: cause to puff up with a leaven
Usage: unleavened bread
Main entry: raise
Definition: collect funds for a specific purpose
Usage: The President raised several million dollars for his college
Main entry: upgrade, raise, promote, elevate, kick upstairs, advance
Definition: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Usage: John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired; Women tend not to advance in the major law firms; I got promoted after many years of hard work
Main entry: bring up, raise, rear, parent, nurture
Definition: bring up
Usage: raise a family; bring up children