Raises Meaning

There are 31 meaning(s) for word Raises

Meaning 1 : call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

    Example : raise a smile

    Synonyms : arouse,  elicit,  enkindle,  evoke,  fire,  kindle,  provoke
Meaning 2 : summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

    Example : raise the specter of unemployment

    Synonyms : arouse,  bring up,  call down,  call forth,  conjure,  conjure up,  evoke,  invoke,  put forward,  stir
Meaning 3 : cause to become alive again

    Example : raise from the dead

    Synonyms : resurrect,  upraise
Meaning 4 : the act of raising something

    Example : fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up

    Synonyms : heave,  lift
Meaning 5 : cause to puff up with a leaven

    Synonyms : leaven,  prove
Meaning 6 : invigorate or heighten

    Synonyms : lift
Meaning 7 : cause to assemble or enlist in the military

    Example : raise an army

    Synonyms : levy,  recruit
Meaning 8 : the amount a salary is increased

    Example : he got a 3% raise

    Synonyms : hike,  rise,  salary increase,  wage hike,  wage increase
Meaning 9 : give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

    Synonyms : advance,  elevate,  kick upstairs,  promote,  upgrade
Meaning 10 : an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

    Synonyms : acclivity,  ascent,  climb,  rise,  upgrade
Meaning 11 : put an end to

    Example : raise a siege

    Synonyms : lift
Meaning 12 : put forward for consideration or discussion

    Example : raise the question of promotions

    Synonyms : bring up
Meaning 13 : raise from a lower to a higher position

    Synonyms : bring up,  elevate,  get up,  lift
Meaning 14 : move upwards

    Synonyms : lift
Meaning 15 : increase

    Synonyms : enhance,  heighten
Meaning 16 : cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

    Example : We raise hogs here

    Synonyms : farm,  grow,  produce
Meaning 17 : construct, build, or erect

    Synonyms : erect,  put up,  rear,  set up
Meaning 18 : raise in rank or condition

    Synonyms : elevate,  lift
Meaning 19 : look after a child until it is an adult

    Example : raise a family

    Synonyms : bring up,  nurture,  parent,  rear
Meaning 20 : activate or stir up

    Example : raise a mutiny

Meaning 21 : bet more than the previous player

Meaning 22 : bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level

Meaning 23 : bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project

    Example : raised edges

Meaning 24 : cause to be heard or known; express or utter

    Example : raise a shout,raise a protest,raise a sad cry

Meaning 25 : collect funds for a specific purpose

    Example : The President raised several million dollars for his college

Meaning 26 : create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise

    Example : raise hell,raise the roof,raise Cain

Meaning 27 : establish radio communications with

    Example : They managed to raise Hanoi last night

Meaning 28 : increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

    Example : I'll see your raise and double it

Meaning 29 : multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

Meaning 30 : pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth

    Example : raise your `o'

Meaning 31 : raise the level or amount of something

    Example : raise my salary,raise the price of bread

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How to Pronounce Raises

  • reɪz