raise

raise [rāz]

vt.

raised, raising [ME raisen < ON reisa, caus. of risa, to RISE]

1.

a) to cause to rise; move to a higher level; lift; elevate

b) to bring to or place in an upright position

2. to construct or erect (a building, etc.)

3.

a) to wake from sleep

b) to stir up; arouse; incite [to raise a revolt]

4. to increase in size, value, amount, etc. [to raise prices]

5. to increase in degree, intensity, strength, etc. [to raise one's voice]

6. to improve the position, rank, or situation of [to raise oneself from poverty]

7. to cause to arise, appear, come, etc.; esp., to bring back as from death; reanimate [to raise the dead]

8. to cause to come about; provoke; inspire [the joke raised a laugh]

9. to bring forward for consideration [to raise a question]

10. to collect, gather, or procure (an army, money, etc.)

11. to utter (a cry, shout, etc.)

12. to bring to an end; remove [to raise a siege]

13. to cause to become light; leaven (bread, etc.)

14.

a) to cause to grow or to breed [to raise corn or cattle]

b) to bring up or rear (children)

15. to establish radio communication with

16. to cause (a blister) to form

17. to make (a nap on cloth) with teasels, etc.

☆ 18. Commerce to increase by fraud the face value of (a check, etc.)

19. Naut. to cause (land, another ship, etc.) to seem to rise over the horizon by approaching it; come within sight of

☆ 20. Bridge to increase (one's partner's bid in a suit or in no-trump)

21. Phonet. to change the sound of (a vowel) by putting the tongue in a higher position

☆ 22. Poker to bet more than (the highest preceding bet or bettor)

vi.

1. Dial. to rise or arise

☆ 2. Poker to increase the bet

n.

1. an act of raising

2.

a) an increase in amount

☆ b) an increase in salary or wages, or in a bet

SYN.- LIFT

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raise Cain or raise the devil or raise hell or raise a rumpus or raise the roof

Slang to create a disturbance; cause trouble