Raise
Pronunciation: rāz
| Noun | 1. |  raise - the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" |
| 2. |  raise - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" | |
| 3. | raise - increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it" | |
| 4. | raise - the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" | |
| Verb | 1. | raise - raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread" |
| 2. | raise - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" Antonyms: bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" | |
| 3. | raise - cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry" | |
| 4. | raise - collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college" | |
| 5. | raise - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" | |
| 6. | raise - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" | |
| 7. | raise - evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" Synonyms: bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir | |
| 8. | raise - move upwards; "lift one's eyes" Synonyms: lift | |
| 9. | raise - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" | |
| 10. | raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" | |
| 11. | raise - create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain" | |
| 12. | raise - raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" | |
| 13. | raise - increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" | |
| 14. | raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "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" | |
| 15. | raise - cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" | |
| 16. | raise - in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level | |
| 17. | raise - bet more than the previous player | |
| 18. | raise - cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" | |
| 19. | raise - put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" Synonyms: bring up | |
| 20. | raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'" | |
| 21. | raise - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny" | |
| 22. | raise - establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night" | |
| 23. | raise - multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 | |
| 24. | raise - bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges" | |
| 25. | raise - invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" Synonyms: lift | |
| 26. | raise - put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" Synonyms: lift | |
| 27. | raise - cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" |
| RAISE - See RSL. |