rise (raz)

verb
Word forms: rises, rising, rose (rz) or , risen (rzn)

(mainly intransitive)
1. to get up from a lying, sitting, kneeling, or prone position
2. to get out of bed, esp to begin one's day he always rises early
3. to move from a lower to a higher position or place; ascend
4. to ascend or appear above the horizon the sun is rising
5. to increase in height or level the water rose above the normal level
6. to attain higher rank, status, or reputation he will rise in the world
7. to be built or erected those blocks of flats are rising fast
8. to become apparent; appear new troubles rose to afflict her
9. to increase in strength, degree, intensity, etc her spirits rose, the wind is rising
10. to increase in amount or value house prices are always rising
11. to swell up dough rises
12. to become erect, stiff, or rigid the hairs on his neck rose in fear
13. (of one's stomach or gorge) to manifest or feel nausea; retch
14. to become actively rebellious; revolt the people rose against their oppressors
15. to slope upwards the ground rises beyond the lake
16. to return from the dead; be resurrected
17. to originate; come into existence that river rises in the mountains
18. (of a session of a court, legislative assembly, etc) to come to an end; adjourn
19. (angling) (of fish) to come to the surface of the water, as when taking flies
20. (transitive) (nautical) another term for raise (sense 20
21. (often followed by to) (informal) to respond (to teasing, etc) or fall into a trap prepared for one
Synonyms
= get up, stand up, spring up, jump up, straighten up, get to your feet
= arise, surface, get out of bed, be up and about, rise and shine, rouse yourself
= go up, climb, soar, move up, ascend
= loom, tower, soar, rise up, stand high
= get steeper, mount, climb, ascend, go uphill, slope upwards
= increase, mount, go up, rocket, soar, spiral, escalate, shoot up, get higher
= grow, go up, intensify, get higher, grow louder
= rebel, resist, revolt, mutiny, take to the streets, take up arms, mount the barricades, stage or mount a rebellion
= advance, progress, get on, be promoted, prosper, go places (informal), climb the ladder, work your way up
= expand, swell, enlarge, ferment, puff up
= originate, issue, happen, appear, emerge, occur, spring, flow, turn up, become apparent, emanate, crop up, eventuate
raise (rez)
verb (mainly transitive)
1. to move, cause to move, or elevate to a higher position or level; lift
2. to set or place in an upright position
3. to construct, build, or erect to raise a barn
4. to increase in amount, size, value, etc to raise prices
5. to increase in degree, strength, intensity, etc to raise one's voice
6. to advance in rank or status; promote
7. to arouse or awaken from or as if from sleep or death
8. to stir up or incite; activate to raise a mutiny
9. See raise Cain
10. to give rise to; cause or provoke to raise a smile
11. to put forward for consideration to raise a question
12. to cause to assemble or gather together; collect to raise an army
13. to grow or cause to grow to raise a crop
14. to bring up; rear to raise a family
15. to cause to be heard or known; utter or express to raise a shout, to raise a protest
16. to bring to an end; remove to raise a siege, raise a ban

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to cause (dough, bread, etc) to rise, as by the addition of yeast

(poker) to bet more than (the previous player)
(bridge) to bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
(nautical) to cause (something) to seem to rise above the horizon by approaching we raised land after 20 days
to establish radio communications with we managed to raise Moscow last night
to obtain (money, funds, capital, etc)
to bring (a surface, a design, etc) into relief; cause to project
to cause (a blister, welt, etc) to form on the skin
to expel (phlegm) by coughing
(phonetics) to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
(mathematics) to multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

1. to institute (a suit or action at law)

2. to draw up (a summons)
29. (mainly US & and Canadian) to increase the amount payable on (a cheque, money order, etc) fraudulently
30. (curling) to push (a stone) towards the tee with another stone
31. See raise an eyebrow
32. See raise one's glass to
33. See raise one's hat
Synonyms
= lift, move up, elevate, uplift, heave
= set upright, lift, elevate
= increase, reinforce, intensify, heighten, advance, boost, strengthen, enhance, put up, exaggerate, hike (up) (informal), enlarge,
escalate, inflate, aggravate, magnify, amplify, augment, jack up
= improve, boost, enhance, upgrade, make better, ameliorate, lift
= make louder, heighten, amplify, louden, increase, turn up, intensify, magnify, augment, make higher
= collect, get, gather, obtain, acquire, accumulate, amass
= mobilize, form, mass, rally, recruit, assemble, levy, sign up, muster, enlist, call together
= cause, start, produce, create, occasion, provoke, bring about, originate, give rise to, engender
= put forward, suggest, introduce, advance, bring up, broach, moot
= bring up, develop, rear, foster, educate, care for, provide for, nurture
= grow, produce, farm, rear, cultivate, propagate
= breed, keep, tend, rear, nurture
= build, construct, put up, erect
= stir up, cause, excite, foster, provoke, motivate, arouse, evoke, activate, awaken, rouse, incite, instigate, whip up, summon up,
kindle, foment, set on foot
= communicate with, reach, contact, get hold of, get in touch with, call forth
= promote, upgrade, elevate, advance, prefer, exalt, aggrandize
= end, remove, lift, give up, abandon, relieve, terminate, relinquish
= hoist, put up
rouse (raz)
verb
1. to bring (oneself or another person) out of sleep, unconsciousness, etc, or (of a person) to come to consciousness in this
way
2. (transitive) to provoke, stir, or excite to rouse someone's anger
3. See rouse oneself
4. (hunting) to start or cause to start from cover to rouse game birds
5. (intransitive) (falconry) (of hawks) to ruffle the feathers and cause them to stand briefly on end (a sign of contentment)
6. (ras) (intransitive) foll by on (Australian) to speak scoldingly or rebukingly (to)
Synonyms
= wake up, call, wake, get up, awaken, knock up (informal)
= excite, move, arouse, stir, disturb, provoke, anger, startle, animate, prod, exhilarate, get going, agitate, inflame, incite, whip up,
galvanize, bestir
= stimulate, provoke, arouse, incite, instigate
= rise, come to, wake, get up, arouse, awaken, bestir
arouse (raz)
verb
1. (transitive) to evoke or elicit (a reaction, emotion, or response); stimulate
2. to awaken from sleep
Synonyms
= stimulate, encourage, inspire, prompt, spark, spur, foster, provoke, rouse, stir up, inflame, incite, instigate, whip up, summon up,
whet, kindle, foment, call forth
= inflame, move, warm, excite, spur, provoke, animate, prod, stir up, agitate, quicken, enliven, goad, foment
= excite sexually, thrill, stimulate, provoke, turn on (slang), tease, please, get going, tickle, inflame, tantalize, make wild

= awaken, wake up, rouse, waken

arise (raz)
verb
Word forms: arises, arising, arose or , arisen
(intransitive)
1. to come into being; originate
2. (followed by from) to spring or proceed as a consequence; result guilt arising from my actions
3. to get or stand up, as from a sitting, kneeling, or lying position
4. to come into notice
5. to move upwards; ascend
Synonyms
= happen, start, begin, follow, issue, result, appear, develop, emerge, occur, spring, set in, stem, originate, ensue, come about,
commence, come to light, emanate, crop up (informal), come into being, materialize
= get to your feet, get up, rise, stand up, spring up, leap up
= get up, wake up, awaken, get out of bed
= ascend, rise, lift, mount, climb, tower, soar, move upward
lay (le)
verb
Word forms:
(led)

lays, laying or , laid

(mainly transitive)
1. to put in a low or horizontal position; cause to lie to lay a cover on a bed
2. to place, put, or be in a particular state or position he laid his finger on his lips
3. (intransitive) (not standard) to be in a horizontal position; lie he often lays in bed all the morning
4. (sometimes followed by down) to establish as a basis to lay a foundation for discussion
5. to place or dispose in the proper position to lay a carpet
6. to arrange (a table) for eating a meal
7. to prepare (a fire) for lighting by arranging fuel in the grate
8. (also intransitive) (of birds, esp the domestic hen) to produce (eggs)
9. to present or put forward he laid his case before the magistrate
10. to impute or attribute all the blame was laid on him
11. to arrange, devise, or prepare to lay a trap
12. to place, set, or locate the scene is laid in London
13. to apply on or as if on a surface to lay a coat of paint
14. to impose as a penalty or burden to lay a fine
15. to make (a bet) with (someone) I lay you five to one on Prince
16. to cause to settle to lay the dust
17. to allay; suppress to lay a rumour
18. to bring down forcefully to lay a whip on someone's back
19. (slang) to have sexual intercourse with
20. (slang) to bet on (a horse) to lose a race
21. to press down or make smooth to lay the nap of cloth
22. to cut (small trunks or branches of shrubs or trees) halfway through and bend them diagonally to form a hedge to
lay a hedge
23. to arrange and twist together (strands) in order to form (a rope, cable, etc)
24. (military) to apply settings of elevation and training to (a weapon) prior to firing
25. (followed by on) (hunting) to put (hounds or other dogs) onto a scent
26. another word for inlay
27. (intransitive; often followed by to or out) (dialect ( or informal) to plan, scheme, or devise
28. (intransitive) (nautical) to move or go, esp into a specified position or direction to lay close to the wind
29. See lay aboard
30. See lay a course
31. See lay bare
32. See lay hands on
33. See lay hold of

34. See lay oneself open

35. See lay open
36. See lay siege to
USAGE In careful English, the verb lay is used with an object and lie without one: the soldier laid down his arms; the Queen laid
a wreath; the book was lying on the table; he was lying on the floor. In informal English, lay is frequently used for lie: the book
was laying on the table. All careful writers and speakers observe the distinction even in informal contexts
Synonyms
= place, put, set, spread, plant, establish, settle, leave, deposit, put down, set down, posit
= devise, plan, design, prepare, work out, plot, hatch, contrive, concoct
= produce, bear, deposit
= arrange, prepare, make, organize, position, locate, set out, devise, put together, dispose, draw up
= attribute, charge, assign, allocate, allot, ascribe, impute
= put forward, offer, present, advance, lodge, submit, bring forward
= bet, stake, venture, gamble, chance, risk, hazard, wager, give odds
= allay, still, quiet, calm, relieve, suppress, soothe, alleviate, appease, assuage
lie (la)
verb
Word forms:
(len)

lies, lying, lay

(le)

or , lain

(intransitive)
1. (often followed by down) to place oneself or be in a prostrate position, horizontal to the ground
2. to be situated, esp on a horizontal surface the pencil is lying on the desk, India lies to the south of Russia
3. to be buried here lies Jane Brown
4. (copula) to be and remain (in a particular state or condition) to lie dormant
5. to stretch or extend the city lies before us
6. usually foll by on or upon to rest or weigh my sins lie heavily on my mind
7. (usually followed by in) to exist or consist inherently strength lies in unity
8. (followed by with)
1. to be or rest (with) the ultimate decision lies with you
2. (archaic) to have sexual intercourse (with)
9. (of an action, claim, appeal, etc) to subsist; be maintainable or admissible
10. (archaic) to stay temporarily
11. See lie in state
12. See lie low
Synonyms
= recline, rest, lounge, couch, sprawl, stretch out, be prone, loll, repose, be prostrate, be supine, be recumbent
= be placed, be, rest, exist, extend, be situated
= be situated, sit, be located, be positioned
= exist, be present, consist, dwell, reside, pertain, inhere
= be buried, remain, rest, be, be found, belong, be located, be interred, be entombed
= weigh, press, rest, burden, oppress
lie (la)
verb
Word forms: lies, lying or , lied

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(intransitive) to speak untruthfully with intent to mislead or deceive

2. (intransitive) to convey a false impression or practise deception the camera does not lie
Synonyms
= fib, fabricate, invent, misrepresent, falsify, tell a lie, prevaricate, perjure, not tell the truth, equivocate, dissimulate, tell untruths,
not speak the truth, say something untrue, forswear yourself