Dictionary definition · rise
noun
- a growth in strength or number or importance
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)"the car couldn't make it up the rise"
- a movement upward; rise above the ground"they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
- the amount a salary is increased"he got a 3% raise"
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
verb
- move upward"The fog lifted"
- increase in value or to a higher point"prices climbed steeply"
- rise to one's feet"The audience got up and applauded"
- rise up"The building rose before them"
- come to the surface
- come into existence; take on form or shape"A new religious movement originated in that country"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).