Definitions
of raise
1. [n] - the amount a salary is increased 2. [n] - increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) 3. [v] - evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic 4. [v] - collect funds for a specific purpose 5. [v] - cause to puff up with a leaven 6. [v] - raise from a lower to a higher position 7. [v] - create a disturbance, esp. by making a great noise 8. [v] - construct, build, or erect 9. [v] - in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level 10. [v] - bet more than the previous player, in poker 11. [v] - put forward for consideration or discussion 12. [v] - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth 13. [v] - cause to be heard or known 14. [v] - activate or stir up 15. [v] - establish radio communications with 16. [v] - multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 17. [v] - bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project 18. [v] - invigorate or heighten 19. [v] - raise the level or amount of something
Quotes
- Example use of the word raise1. I'll see your raise and double it 2. he got a 3% raise 3. he got a wage hike 4. raise my salary 5. raise the price of bread 6. lift my spirits 7. lift his ego 8. raised edges 9. They managed to raise Hanoi last night 10. raise a mutiny 11. express or utter 12. raise a shout 13. raise a protest 14. raise a sad cry 15. raise your `o' 16. raise the question of promotions 17. bring up an unpleasant topic 18. Raise a barn 19. raise hell 20. raise the roof 21. raise Cain 22. Raise your hands 23. Lift a load 24. of dough 25. unleavened bread 26. The President raised several million dollars for his college 27. raise the specter of unemployment 28. he conjured wild birds in the air 29. stir a disturbance 30. call down the spirits from the mountain
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