raise
Nouns
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(n) the amount a salary is increased
- he got a 3% raise
- he got a wage hike
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(n) an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
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(n) increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
- I'll see your raise and double it
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(n) the act of raising something
- he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
- fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Verbs
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(v) raise the level or amount of something
- raise my salary
- raise the price of bread
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(v) raise from a lower to a higher position
- Raise your hands
- Lift a load
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(v) cause to be heard or known; express or utter
- raise a shout
- raise a protest
- raise a sad cry
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(v) collect funds for a specific purpose
- The President raised several million dollars for his college
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(v) 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
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(v) bring up
- raise a family
- bring up children
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(v) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- raise the specter of unemployment
- he conjured wild birds in the air
- call down the spirits from the mountain
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(v) move upwards
- lift one's eyes
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(v) construct, build, or erect
- Raise a barn
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(v) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
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(v) create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
- raise hell
- raise the roof
- raise Cain
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(v) raise in rank or condition
- The new law lifted many people from poverty
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(v) increase
- This will enhance your enjoyment
- heighten the tension
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(v) 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
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(v) cause to puff up with a leaven
- unleavened bread
- (v) bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- (v) bet more than the previous player
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(v) cause to assemble or enlist in the military
- raise an army
- recruit new soldiers
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(v) put forward for consideration or discussion
- raise the question of promotions
- bring up an unpleasant topic
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(v) pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
- raise your "o"
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(v) activate or stir up
- raise a mutiny
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(v) establish radio communications with
- They managed to raise Hanoi last night
- (v) multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
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(v) bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
- raised edges
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(v) invigorate or heighten
- lift my spirits
- lift his ego
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(v) put an end to
- lift a ban
- raise a siege
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(v) cause to become alive again
- raise from the dead
- Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
- Upraising ghosts