raise (
http://definr.com/raise)
n 1: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
got a wage hike" [syn:
rise,
wage hike,
hike, {wage
increase},
salary increase]
2: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
make the grade" [syn:
ascent,
acclivity,
rise,
climb,
upgrade] [ant:
descent]
3: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your
raise and double it"
4: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of
his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for
getting ladders up" [syn:
lift,
heave,
elevation]
v 1: raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary";
"raise the price of bread"
2: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";
"Lift a load" [syn:
lift,
elevate,
get up,
bring up]
[ant:
lower]
3: cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a
shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
4: collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised
several million dollars for his college"
5: cultivate by growing; often involves 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" [syn:
grow,
farm,
produce]
6: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn:
rear,
bring up,
nurture,
parent]
7: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic: "raise the
specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the
air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from
the mountain" [syn:
conjure,
conjure up,
invoke,
stir,
call down,
arouse,
bring up,
put forward, {call
forth}]
8: move upwards; "lift one's eyes" [syn:
lift]
9: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn:
erect,
rear,
set up,
put up] [ant:
level]
10: call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse
pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn:
arouse,
elicit,
enkindle,
kindle,
evoke,
fire,
provoke]
11: create a disturbance, esp. by making a great noise; "raise
hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
12: raise in rank or condition: "The new law lifted many people
from poverty" [syn:
lift,
elevate]
13: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the
tension" [syn:
enhance,
heighten]
14: give a promotion to; "raise in rank"; assign to a higher
position [syn:
promote,
upgrade,
advance, {kick
upstairs},
elevate] [ant:
demote]
15: cause to puff up with a leaven; of dough; "unleavened bread"
[syn:
leaven,
prove]
16: in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
17: bet more than the previous player, in poker
18: cause to assemble or enlist; "raise an army" [syn:
recruit,
levy]
19: put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the
question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
[syn:
bring up]
20: pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof
of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
21: activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
22: establish radio communications with: "They managed to raise
Hanoi last night"
23: multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8
is 2 raised to the power 3
24: bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to
project; "raised edges"
25: invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits", "lift his ego"
[syn:
lift]
26: put an end to, as of a siege or a blockade; "lift a ban";
"raise a siege" [syn:
lift]
27: cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery
is already dead, and cannot be resurrected."; "Upraising
ghosts" [syn:
resurrect,
upraise]