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(noun) ascending, ascension, ascent
the act of changing location in an upward direction
(noun) advance
increase in price or value
the news caused a general advance on the stock market
(noun) rising slope, upgrade
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
(noun) raise, hike, wage hike, wage increase, salary increase
the amount a salary is increased
he got a 3% raise; he got a wage hike
(noun) hike, cost increase, boost
an increase in cost
they asked for a 10% rise in rates
(noun) procession, emanation
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
the emanation of the Holy Spirit; the rising of the Holy Ghost; the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
(noun) lift
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
(noun) rising, ascension, ascent
a movement upward
they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
(noun) ascent, acclivity, climb, upgrade, raise
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
the car couldn't make it up the rise
(verb) get up, uprise, arise, turn out
get up and out of bed
I get up at 7 A.M. every day; They rose early; He uprose at night
return from the dead
Christ is risen!; The dead are to uprise
increase in value or to a higher point
prices climbed steeply; the value of our house rose sharply last year
rise in rank or status
Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
(verb) heighten
become more extreme
The tension heightened
go up or advance
Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
(verb) lift, come up, move up, go up, arise, uprise
move upward
The fog lifted; The smoke arose from the forest fire; The mist uprose from the meadows
move to a better position in life or to a better job
She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
(verb) come up, uprise, ascend
come up, of celestial bodies
The sun also rises; The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...; Jupiter ascends
(verb) prove
increase in volume
the dough rose slowly in the warm room
(verb) arise, stand up, get up, uprise
rise to one's feet
The audience got up and applauded
(verb) come up, surface, rise up
come to the surface
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
(verb) grow, arise, originate, spring up, develop, uprise
come into existence; take on form or shape
A new religious movement originated in that country; a love that sprang up from friendship; the idea for the book grew out of a short story; An interesting phenomenon uprose
rise up
The building rose before them