the amount a salary is increased; he got a 3% raise; he got a wage hike
[ Syn: rise , wage hike , hike , wage increase , salary increase ]
an upward slope or grade (as in a road); the car couldnt make it up the rise
increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); I'll see your raise and double it'
the act of raising something; he responded with a lift of his eyebrow; fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
raise (n.)
raise the level or amount of something; raise my salary; raise the price of bread'
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); arouse pity; raise a smile; evoke sympathy
[ Syn: arouse , elicit , enkindle , kindle , evoke , fire , provoke ]
create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; raise hell; raise the roof; raise Cain'
raise in rank or condition; The new law lifted many people from poverty
increase; This will enhance your enjoyment; heighten the tension
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired; Women tend not to advance in the major law firms; I got promoted after many years of hard work
[ Syn: promote , upgrade , advance , kick upstairs , elevate ]
cause to puff up with a leaven; unleavened bread
bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
bet more than the previous player
cause to assemble or enlist in the military; raise an army; recruit new soldiers
put forward for consideration or discussion; raise the question of promotions; bring up an unpleasant topic
[ Syn: bring up ]
raise from a lower to a higher position; Raise your hands; Lift a load
pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; raise your `o''
activate or stir up; raise a mutiny'
establish radio communications with; They managed to raise Hanoi last night'
multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; raised edges'
invigorate or heighten; lift my spirits; lift his ego
[ Syn: lift ]
put an end to; lift a ban; raise a siege
[ Syn: lift ]
cause to become alive again; raise from the dead; Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected; Upraising ghosts
cause to be heard or known; express or utter; raise a shout; raise a protest; raise a sad cry'
collect funds for a specific purpose; The President raised several million dollars for his college'
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; The Bordeaux region produces great red wines; They produce good ham in Parma; We grow wheat here; We raise hogs here
bring up; raise a family; bring up children
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; raise the specter of unemployment; he conjured wild birds in the air; call down the spirits from the mountain
[ Syn: conjure , conjure up , invoke , evoke , stir , call down , arouse , bring up , put forward , call forth ]
move upwards; lift ones eyes
[ Syn: lift ]
construct, build, or erect; Raise a barn