·v In various figurative senses.
II. Rise ·v To increase in intensity;
— said of heat.
III. Rise ·v To ascend from the grave; to come to life.
IV. Rise ·noun Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice.
V. Rise ·v To have the aspect or the effect of rising.
VI. Rise ·v To Come; to offer itself.
VII. Rise ·noun The act of rising, or the state of being risen.
VIII. Rise ·v To become of higher value; to increase in price.
IX. Rise ·noun Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream.
X. Rise ·v To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice.
XI. Rise ·v To Retire; to give up a siege.
XII. Rise ·v To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax.
XIII. Rise ·v To come to mind; to be suggested; to Occur.
XIV. Rise ·v To tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps rise far above the sea.
XV. Rise ·v To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like.
XVI. Rise ·noun Appearance above the horizon; as, the rise of the sun or of a planet.
XVII. Rise ·v To leave one's bed; to Arise; as, to rise early.
XVIII. Rise ·v To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction.
XIX. Rise ·noun The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water.
XX. Rise ·v To increase in power or fury;
— said of wind or a storm, and hence, of passion.
XXI. Rise ·noun Land which is somewhat higher than the rest; as, the house stood on a rise of land.
XXII. Rise ·v To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone.
XXIII. Rise ·v To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like.
XXIV. Rise ·v To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall.
XXV. Rise ·v To move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as, a bullet rises in the air.
XXVI. Rise ·v To become larger; to Swell;
— said of a boil, tumor, and the like.
XXVII. Rise ·noun Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank, property, fame, and the like.
XXVIII. Rise ·noun Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key; as, a rise of a tone or semitone.
XXIX. Rise ·v To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like.
XXX. Rise ·v To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet.
XXXI. Rise ·v To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to Rebel.
XXXII. Rise ·v To increase in amount; to Enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations.
XXXIII. Rise ·v To become perceptible to other senses than sight; as, a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower.
XXXIV. Rise ·add. ·vi To go up; to Ascend; to Climb; as, to rise a hill.
XXXV. Rise ·v To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type;
— said of a form.
XXXVI. Rise ·v To terminate an official sitting; to Adjourn; as, the committee rose after agreeing to the report.
XXXVII. Rise ·v To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to Excel; to Succeed.
XXXVIII. Rise ·v To have a beginning; to Proceed; to Originate; as, rivers rise in lakes or springs.
XXXIX. Rise ·v To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to Swell; as, a river rises in its bed; the mercury rises in the thermometer.
XL. Rise ·noun The distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step.
XLI. Rise ·v To become apparent; to emerge into sight; to come forth; to Appear; as, an eruption rises on the skin; the land rises to view to one sailing toward the shore.
XLII. Rise ·add. ·vi To cause to rise; as, to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water; to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it; to Raise.
XLIII. Rise ·v To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power;
— said of style, thought, or discourse; as, to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest.
XLIV. Rise ·v To move from a lower position to a higher; to Ascend; to mount up. Specifically:
— (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait.