Definition of: rise

(rīz) v. rose, ris·en, ris·ing v.i.
1. To move upward; go from a lower to a higher position.
2. To slope gradually upward: The ground rises here.
3. To have height or elevation; extend upward: The city rises above the plain.
4. To gain elevation in rank, status, fortune, or reputation.
5. To swell up: Dough rises.
6. To become greater in force, intensity, height, etc.
7. To become greater in amount, value, etc.
8. To become erect after lying down, sitting, etc.; stand up.
9. To get out of bed.
10. To return to life.
11. To revolt; rebel: The people rose against the tyrant.
12. To adjourn: The House passed the bill before rising.
13. To appear above the horizon: said of heavenly bodies.
14. To come to the surface, as a fish after a lure.
15. To have origin; begin: The river rises in the mountains.
16. To become perceptible to the mind or senses: The scene rose in his mind.
17. To occur; happen.
18. To be able to cope with an emergency, danger, etc.: Will he rise to the occasion?
—v.t.
19. To cause to rise.
20. Naut. To cause, as a ship, to appear above the horizon by drawing nearer to it.
—to rise above To prove superior to; show oneself indifferent to.
—noun
1. The act of rising; ascent.
2. Degree of ascent; elevation; also, an ascending course.
3. The act of beginning to be or appear, as from a source: the rise of a stream.
4. An elevated place; rising ground; a small hill.
5. The act of appearing above the horizon.
6. Increase or advance, as in price.
7. Advance, as in rank, prosperity, or importance; also, elevation morally, mentally, or spiritually.
8. The spring or height of an arch above the impost level.
9. The height of a stair step.
10. Ascent in the diatonic scale; also, increase in volume of tone; a swell.
11. The ascent of a fish to food or bait; also, the flying up of a game bird.
12. Colloq. An emotional reaction; a response or retort.
13. Brit. An increase in salary. See synonyms under BEGINNING. [OE rīsan] Synonyms (verb): arise, ascend, flow, spring.