Definitions For Raise

noun

• The act of raising something
• Increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
• The amount a salary is increased
• An upward slope or grade (as in a road)
• An increase in the amount of your pay

verb

• Cause to become alive again
• Raise the level or amount of something
• Increase
• Put an end to
• Raise in rank or condition
• Invigorate or heighten
• Bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
• Multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
• Establish radio communications with
• Activate or stir up
• Cause to be heard or known; express or utter
• Pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
• Put forward for consideration or discussion
• Cause to assemble or enlist in the military
• Bet more than the previous player
• Bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
• Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
• Construct, build, or erect
• Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
• Create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
• Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
• Move upwards
• Raise from a lower to a higher position
• Cause to puff up with a leaven
• Collect funds for a specific purpose
• Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
• Look after a child until it is an adult
• To lift or move (something or someone) to a higher position
• To lift or move (something or someone) to a standing or more upright position
• To increase the amount or level of (something)