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Meaning of rise

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rise
      n 1: a growth in strength or number or importance [ant:
           {downfall}, {fall}]
      2: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn:
         {rise}, {ascent}, {ascension}, {ascending}]
      3: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
         make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {rise},
         {raise}, {climb}, {upgrade}] [ant: {declension},
         {declination}, {decline}, {declivity}, {descent},
         {downslope}, {fall}]
      4: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air
         balloon" [syn: {rise}, {rising}, {ascent}, {ascension}] [ant:
         {fall}]
      5: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
         got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {rise}, {wage hike}, {hike},
         {wage increase}, {salary increase}]
      6: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises [syn:
         {upgrade}, {rise}, {rising slope}]
      7: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground [syn:
         {lift}, {rise}]
      8: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost;
         "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy
         Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit
         from the Father and the Son" [syn: {emanation}, {rise},
         {procession}]
      9: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
         [syn: {rise}, {boost}, {hike}, {cost increase}]
      10: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general
          advance on the stock market" [syn: {advance}, {rise}]
      v 1: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
           forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn:
           {rise}, {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up},
           {uprise}] [ant: {come down}, {descend}, {fall}, {go down}]
      2: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed
         steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
         [syn: {rise}, {go up}, {climb}]
      3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn:
         {arise}, {rise}, {uprise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {lie},
         {lie down}, {sit}, {sit down}]
      4: rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: {rise},
         {lift}, {rear}]
      5: come to the surface [syn: {surface}, {come up}, {rise up},
         {rise}]
      6: 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" [syn: {originate},
         {arise}, {rise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
      7: move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She
         ascended from a life of poverty to one of great [syn:
         {ascend}, {move up}, {rise}]
      8: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
         lowered" [syn: {wax}, {mount}, {climb}, {rise}] [ant: {wane}]
      9: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn:
         {heighten}, {rise}]
      10: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They
          rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn
          out}, {arise}, {uprise}, {rise}] [ant: {bed}, {crawl in},
          {go to bed}, {go to sleep}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack},
          {kip down}, {retire}, {sack out}, {turn in}]
      11: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the
          bestseller list" [syn: {rise}, {jump}, {climb up}]
      12: become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard
          the good news"
      13: exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge";
          "rise to the occasion"
      14: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
          {rebel}, {arise}, {rise}, {rise up}]
      15: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
          [syn: {rise}, {prove}]
      16: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun
          uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
          [syn: {rise}, {come up}, {uprise}, {ascend}] [ant: {go
          down}, {go under}, {set}]
      17: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to
          uprise" [syn: {resurrect}, {rise}, {uprise}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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