Definitions from Wiktionary (raise)
▸ verb: (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
▸ verb: To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
▸ verb: To cause something to come to the surface of water.
▸ verb: (nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
▸ verb: To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
▸ verb: (figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.
▸ verb: (military) To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
▸ verb: (military, transitive) To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
▸ verb: (metalworking, transitive) To emboss (sheet metal), or to form it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
▸ verb: (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
▸ verb: To collect or amass.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To call up the forces of, to raise the troops from.
▸ verb: To bring up; to grow.
▸ verb: To promote.
▸ verb: To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
▸ verb: (law) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
▸ verb: To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
▸ verb: To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
▸ verb: (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
▸ verb: (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
▸ verb: (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
▸ verb: (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
▸ verb: To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
▸ verb: (programming, transitive) To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
▸ verb: (India, transitive) To open, initiate.
▸ noun: (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
▸ noun: (poker) A bet that increases the previous bet.
▸ noun: (mining) A shaft or a winze that is dug from below, for purposes such as ventilation, local extraction of ore, or exploration.
▸ noun: (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
▸ noun: A cairn or pile of stones.
▸ noun: (US) Ellipsis of pay raise.: an increase in wages or salary.
▸ Also see raise
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▸ verb: (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
▸ verb: To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
▸ verb: To cause something to come to the surface of water.
▸ verb: (nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
▸ verb: To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
▸ verb: (figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.
▸ verb: (military) To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
▸ verb: (military, transitive) To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
▸ verb: (metalworking, transitive) To emboss (sheet metal), or to form it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
▸ verb: (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
▸ verb: To collect or amass.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To call up the forces of, to raise the troops from.
▸ verb: To bring up; to grow.
▸ verb: To promote.
▸ verb: To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
▸ verb: (law) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
▸ verb: To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
▸ verb: To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
▸ verb: (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
▸ verb: (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
▸ verb: (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
▸ verb: (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
▸ verb: To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
▸ verb: (programming, transitive) To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
▸ verb: (India, transitive) To open, initiate.
▸ noun: (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
▸ noun: (poker) A bet that increases the previous bet.
▸ noun: (mining) A shaft or a winze that is dug from below, for purposes such as ventilation, local extraction of ore, or exploration.
▸ noun: (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
▸ noun: A cairn or pile of stones.
▸ noun: (US) Ellipsis of pay raise.: an increase in wages or salary.
▸ Also see raise
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▸ Words similar to raises
▸ Usage examples for raises
▸ Idioms related to raises
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing raises
▸ Words that often appear near raises
▸ Rhymes of raises
▸ Invented words related to raises