Pronunciations
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/ɹeɪz/
Verb
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
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to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself
the flag was raised
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With the completion of the preliminary work of raising bridges on the Mauldeth Road-Wilmslow line, to accommodate overhead electrical equipment, further work has been put in hand on bridges on the London Midland Region main line between Manchester and Crewe.
Because of the heavy traffic, the 1960-61 Christmas guide to trains between King's Cross and the north stated: "To make travel conditions as comfortable as possible, passengers are requested to raise arm rests to enable four people to be seated on each side of those compartments which are fitted with arm rests."
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
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to raise a wall, or a heap of stones
I will raise forts against thee.
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To cause something to come to the surface of water.
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The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
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to raise Sandy Hook light
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
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To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.
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The magic spell raised the dead from their graves!
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
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To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
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To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To emboss (sheet metal), or to form it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
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To create, increase or develop.
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We need to raise the motivation level in the company.
to raise the quality of the products; to raise the price of goods; to raise (increase) taxes
To create, increase or develop. To collect or amass.
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to raise a lot of money for charity; to raise troops
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But capital was proving difficult to raise; rumours were in the air that the G.W.R. and L.S.W.R. were about to patch up their quarrel, and the people of Southampton, who twelve months earlier had staged a torch-light procession to celebrate the passing of the D.N.S.R. Act, were increasingly loath to part with their cash.
Every pound raised goes to helping some of the world's most vulnerable children.
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Through special bike rides including a dedicated ride on the Zim Smith trail, the family continues to raise thousands of dollars for the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). These funds pay for safety educators to visit local schools.
To create, increase or develop. To call up the forces of, to raise the troops from.
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May it pleaſe your Grace that I ſhall raiſe the ſtreets, To Gard your Maieſtie through Smithfield as you walke.
To create, increase or develop. To bring up; to grow.
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We visited a farm where they raise chickens.
Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?
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Ting Ling had disappeared from public life in 1958. She was accused of being a "Rightist" and was sent to a farm in Hei-lung-chiang Province in remote northeast China, worked there twelve years raising chickens, was in prison five years (1970-1975), and began to live in a village in Shansi in 1975.
To create, increase or develop. To promote.
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to raise somebody to office
To create, increase or develop. To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
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A few important questions were raised after the attack.
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President Donald Trump’s offer to most federal employees to resign now and be paid through September stunned the workers who received it – angering some, confusing many and raising questions about whether the offer is even legal.
All of which is to say, SignalGate raises plenty of security, privacy, and legal issues.
To create, increase or develop. To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
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There should be some consideration (i.e., payment or exchange) to raise a use.
To create, increase or develop. To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
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Starting in January we will raise (introduce) taxes on all tobacco substitutes and vaping accessories.
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee.
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God voutsafes to raise another World From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.
The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?
To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
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Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police.
To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
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John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money.
To exponentiate, to involute.
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Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.
To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
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To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
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To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
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A division by zero will raise an exception.
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Provide some mechanism in the local service class to raise the event. This might take the form of a public method that the host application can invoke to raise the event.
To open, initiate.
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I will raise a trouble-ticket in order to correct this reporting issue.
Noun
A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
A bet that increases the previous bet.
A shaft or a winze that is dug from below, for purposes such as ventilation, local extraction of ore, or exploration.
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1944 United States. Bureau of Mines • War Minerals Report 386. Google books It was necessary to spile through the vug, as it was filled with mud. A raise was driven 55 feet to the surface in this vug for ventilation, and it was completed just as the demand for optical calcite ceased. The underground drifts were left well timbered, and mining of this deposit could be started with very little preliminary work.
A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
Noun
A cairn or pile of stones.
Noun
the amount a salary is increased
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he got a 3% raise
he got a wage hike
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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the car couldn't make it up the rise
increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
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I'll see your raise and double it
the act of raising something
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he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
firemen learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Verb
raise the level or amount of something
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raise my salary
raise the price of bread
raise from a lower to a higher position
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Raise your hands
Lift a load
cause to be heard or known; express or utter
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raise a shout
raise a protest
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raise a sad cry
collect funds for a specific purpose
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The President raised several million dollars for his college
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
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The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
They produce good ham in Parma
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We grow wheat here
We raise hogs here
look after a child until it is an adult
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raise a family
bring up children
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
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raise the specter of unemployment
he conjured wild birds in the air
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call down the spirits from the mountain
move upwards
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lift one's eyes
construct, build, or erect
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Raise a barn
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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arouse pity
raise a smile
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evoke sympathy
create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
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raise hell
raise the roof
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raise Cain
raise in rank or condition
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The new law lifted many people from poverty
increase the level of
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This will enhance your enjoyment
heighten the tension
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
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I got promoted after many years of hard work
cause to puff up with a leaven
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unleavened bread
bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
bet more than the previous player
cause to assemble or enlist in military
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raise an army
recruit new soldiers
put forward for consideration or discussion
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raise the question of promotions
bring up an unpleasant topic
pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
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raise your ‘o’
activate or stir up
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raise a mutiny
establish radio communications with
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They managed to raise Hanoi last night
multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
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bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
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raised edges
invigorate or heighten
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lift my spirits
lift his ego
put an end to a situation
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lift a ban
raise a siege
cause to become alive again
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raise from the dead
Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
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Upraising ghosts
register formally as a participant or member
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The party recruited many new members