Definition of Rise

Verb: rise (rose,risen) rIz

Move upward
"The fog rose";
- lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
Increase in value or to a higher point
"the value of our house rose sharply last year";
- go up, climb
Get on one's feet from a sitting or kneeling position
"The audience rose and applauded";
- arise, uprise, get up, stand up
Become or appear high or tall
"The building rose before them";
- lift, rear
Come to the surface
- surface, come up, rise up
Come into existence; take on form or shape
"A new religious movement rose in that country";
- originate, arise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
Move to a better position in life or to a better job
"She rose from a life of poverty to one of great wealth";
- ascend, move up
Go up or advance
"Sales were rising after prices were lowered";
- wax, mount, climb
Become more extreme
"The tension rose";
- heighten
Get up and out of bed
"They rose early";
- get up, turn out, arise, uprise
Increase in rank or status
"Her new novel rose high on the bestseller list";
- jump, climb up
Become heartened or elated
"Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"
Exert oneself to meet a challenge
"rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- rebel, arise, rise up
Increase in volume
"the dough rose slowly in the warm room";
- prove
(astronomy) come up, of celestial bodies
"The sun also rises";
- come up, uprise, ascend
Return from the dead
"The dead are to rise";
- resurrect, uprise

Noun: rise rIz

A growth in strength, number or importance
The act of changing location in an upward direction
- ascent, ascension, ascending
An upward slope or grade (as in a road)
"the car couldn't make it up the rise";
- ascent, acclivity, raise, climb, upgrade [N. Amer]
A movement upward
"they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon";
- rising, ascent, ascension
The amount a salary is increased
"he got a 3% rise";
- raise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase
The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- upgrade [N. Amer], rising slope
A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- lift
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
"the rise of the Holy Spirit";
- emanation, procession
An increase in cost
"they asked for a 10% rise in rates";
- boost, hike, cost increase
Increase in price or value
"the news caused a general rise on the stock market";
- advance