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