rise (
http://definr.com/rise)
n 1: a growth in strength or number or importance [ant:
fall]
2: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn:
ascent,
ascension,
ascending]
3: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
make the grade" [syn:
ascent,
acclivity,
raise,
climb,
upgrade] [ant:
descent]
4: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air
balloon" [syn:
rising,
ascent,
ascension] [ant:
fall]
5: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
got a wage hike" [syn:
raise,
wage hike,
hike, {wage
increase},
salary increase]
6: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
[syn:
upgrade,
rising slope]
7: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground [syn:
lift]
8: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
[syn:
boost,
hike,
cost increase]
9: increase in price or value: "the news caused a general
advance on the stock market" [syn:
advance]
v 1: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn:
lift,
arise,
move up,
go up,
come up,
uprise] [ant:
descend]
2: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed
steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
[syn:
go up,
climb]
3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
[syn:
arise,
uprise,
get up,
stand up] [ant: {sit
down},
lie down]
4: rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn:
lift,
rear]
5: come to the surface [syn:
surface,
come up,
rise up]
6: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn:
heighten]
7: 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,
develop,
uprise,
spring up,
grow]
8: be promoted, move to a better position [syn:
move up]
9: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
lowered" [syn:
wax,
mount,
climb] [ant:
wane]
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] [ant:
go to bed,
go to bed]
11: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the
bestseller list" [syn:
jump,
climb up]
12: increase in volume; of dough [syn:
prove]
13: become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard
the good news"
14: exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge";
"rise to the occasion"
15: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
rebel,
arise,
rise up]
16: grow in volume, as under the influence of heat or
fermentation; of substances
17: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises": "The sun
uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
[syn:
come up,
uprise,
ascend] [ant:
set]
18: get up from a sitting or lying position; "The audience rose
when then conductor entered the orchestra pit"; "Rise
from your chair" [syn:
straighten] [ant:
sink]
19: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!" "The dead are to
uprise" [syn:
uprise]