·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Raise.
II. Raising ·noun The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.
III. Raising ·noun Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising.
IV. Raising ·noun The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.