From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rise
n 1: a growth in strength or number or importance [ant:
downfall, fall]
2: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn:
rise, ascent, ascension, ascending]
3: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
make it up the rise" [syn: ascent, acclivity, rise,
raise, climb, upgrade] [ant: declension,
declination, decline, declivity, descent,
downslope, fall]
4: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air
balloon" [syn: rise, rising, ascent, ascension] [ant:
fall]
5: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
got a wage hike" [syn: raise, rise, wage hike, hike,
wage increase, salary increase]
6: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises [syn:
upgrade, rise, rising slope]
7: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground [syn:
lift, rise]
8: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost;
"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" [syn: emanation, rise,
procession]
9: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
[syn: rise, boost, hike, cost increase]
10: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general
advance on the stock market" [syn: advance, rise]
v 1: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn:
rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up,
uprise] [ant: come down, descend, fall, go down]
2: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed
steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
[syn: rise, go up, climb]
3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn:
arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up] [ant: lie,
lie down, sit, sit down]
4: rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: rise,
lift, rear]
5: come to the surface [syn: surface, come up, rise up,
rise]
6: come into existence; take on form or shape; "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" [syn: originate,
arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow]
7: move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She
ascended from a life of poverty to one of great [syn:
ascend, move up, rise]
8: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
lowered" [syn: wax, mount, climb, rise] [ant: wane]
9: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn:
heighten, rise]
10: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They
rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: get up, turn
out, arise, uprise, rise] [ant: bed, crawl in,
go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack,
kip down, retire, sack out, turn in]
11: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the
bestseller list" [syn: rise, jump, climb up]
12: become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard
the good news"
13: exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge";
"rise to the occasion"
14: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
rebel, arise, rise, rise up]
15: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
[syn: rise, prove]
16: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun
uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
[syn: rise, come up, uprise, ascend] [ant: go
down, go under, set]
17: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to
uprise" [syn: resurrect, rise, uprise]