raise
IPA: rˈeɪz
noun
- (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
- (poker) A bet that increases the previous bet.
- (mining) A shaft or a winze that is dug from below, for purposes such as ventilation, local extraction of ore, or exploration.
- (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
- A cairn or pile of stones.
- (US) Ellipsis of pay raise.: an increase in wages or salary.
verb
- (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
- To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
- To cause something to come to the surface of water.
- (nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
- To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
- (figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.
- (military) 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.
- (military, transitive) To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
- (metalworking, transitive) To emboss (sheet metal), or to form it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
- (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
- To collect or amass.
- (obsolete) To call up the forces of, to raise the troops from.
- To bring up; to grow.
- To promote.
- To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
- (law) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
- To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
- To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
- (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
- (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
- (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
- (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
- 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.
- (programming, transitive) To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
- (India, transitive) To open, initiate.
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Examples of "raise" in Sentences
- The temperature of the steam is raised.
- She puts the note into the mailbox and raises the flag.
- I suspect that if the flag was smaller it may not raise as many hackles.
- I suspect that if the flag were smaller it may not raise as many hackles.
- Recent fare increases in the past few years have raised the ire of the public.
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