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rise (n):
increase in price or value
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the news caused a general advance on the stock market

rise (n):
the act of changing location in an upward direction

rise (n):
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

rise (n):
the amount a salary is increased
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he got a 3% raise.
he got a wage hike

rise (n):
an increase in cost
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they asked for a 10% rise in rates

rise (n):
a growth in strength or number or importance

rise (n):
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
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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

rise (n):
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

rise (n):
a movement upward
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they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon

rise (n):
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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the car couldn't make it up the rise

rise (v):
get up and out of bed
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I get up at 7 A.M. every day.
They rose early.
He uprose at night

rise (v):
return from the dead
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Christ is risen!
The dead are to uprise

rise (v):
increase in value or to a higher point
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prices climbed steeply.
the value of our house rose sharply last year

rise (v):
rise in rank or status
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Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list

rise (v):
become more extreme
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The tension heightened

rise (v):
go up or advance
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Sales were climbing after prices were lowered

rise (v):
exert oneself to meet a challenge
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rise to a challenge.
rise to the occasion

rise (v):
become heartened or elated
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Her spirits rose when she heard the good news

rise (v):
come to the surface

rise (v):
move upward
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The fog lifted.
The smoke arose from the forest fire.
The mist uprose from the meadows

rise (v):
move to a better position in life or to a better job
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She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great

rise (v):
come up, of celestial bodies
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The sun also rises.
The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled....
Jupiter ascends

rise (v):
increase in volume
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the dough rose slowly in the warm room

rise (v):
rise to one's feet
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The audience got up and applauded

rise (v):
come into existence; take on form or shape
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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 (v):
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

rise (v):
rise up
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The building rose before them

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