rise

1. 1

   To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To move upwards.intransitive

   • We watched the balloon rise.
   • Disturbed by my footsteps, the birds rose above the treetops.
2. 2

   To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To grow upward; to attain a certain height.intransitive

   • This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
3. 3

   To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To slope upward.intransitive

   • The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.
4. 4

   To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.intransitive

   • The sun was rising in the East.
5. 5

   To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To become erect; to assume an upright position.intransitive

   • to rise from a chair or from a fall
6. 6

   To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To leave one's bed; to get up.intransitive

   • Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair, In the morning, when we rise
7. 7

   To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To be resurrected.figurativelyintransitive

   • he rose from the grave; he is risen!
8. 8

   To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.; To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.figurativelyintransitive

   • The committee rose after agreeing to the report.
9. 9

   To increase in value or standing.; To attain a higher status.intransitive

   • Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
   • among the rising theologians of Germany
10. 10

    To increase in value or standing.; Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.intransitive

    • Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and

syn. get up · increase · go up

ant. descend · drop · fall · sink · set · be reduce · decrease · go down

1. 1

   The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.

   • The rise of the tide.
   • There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.
2. 2

   The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.

   • The rise of the working class.
   • The rise of the printing press.
3. 3

   An increase in a quantity, price, etc.AustraliaCanadaNew-Zealand

4. 4

   Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).AustraliaCanadaIreland

   • The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.
5. 5

   The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.

   • The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.
6. 6

   The front of a diaper.

7. 7

   A small hill; used chiefly in place names.

8. 8

   An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.

   • the land rolls gently, so that, upon cresting a low rise or passing a copse of wind turbines, you suddenly spot a lot full of lorries or a complex of gigantic sheds.
   • I went along up the bank with one eye out for pap and t'other one out for what the rise might fetch along.
9. 9

   A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.informal

   • Making fun of their football team is one sure way to get a rise from a crowd.
   • She really got a rise from the audience when she donned a wig and talked like the president.
10. 10

    The height of an arch or a step.

    • As the rise, i.e. height, of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases.
    • Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.

syn. raise · pay raise

ant. fall

1. 1

   Alternative form of rice (“twig”).alt-ofalternative