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"raise a smile"verbcall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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"raise the specter of unemployment"verbsummon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
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"raise from the dead"verbcause to become alive againtype of:
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"fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"nounthe act of raising somethingtype of:
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verbcause to puff up with a leaven
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"raise an army"verbcause to assemble or enlist in the military
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"he got a 3% raise"nounthe amount a salary is increased
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verbgive a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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nounan upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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"raise a siege"verbput an end to
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"raise the question of promotions"verbput forward for consideration or discussion
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verbraise from a lower to a higher positionOpposite:
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verbmove upwards
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verbincrease
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"We raise hogs here"verbcultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniquestype of:
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verbconstruct, build, or erectOpposite:
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verbraise in rank or condition
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"raise a family"verblook after a child until it is an adult
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"raise a mutiny"verbactivate or stir up
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verbbet more than the previous player
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verbbid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
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"raised edges"verbbring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
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"raise a shout" "raise a protest" "raise a sad cry"verbcause to be heard or known; express or uttertype of:
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"The President raised several million dollars for his college"verbcollect funds for a specific purpose
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"raise hell" "raise the roof" "raise Cain"verbcreate a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
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"They managed to raise Hanoi last night"verbestablish radio communications withtype of:
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"I'll see your raise and double it"nounincreasing the size of a bet (as in poker)type of:
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verbmultiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3type of:
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"raise your `o'"verbpronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
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"raise my salary" "raise the price of bread"verbraise the level or amount of somethingtype of:
Examples of raise
- "raise a smile"
- "raise the specter of unemployment"
- "raise from the dead"
- "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
- "raise an army"
- "he got a 3% raise"
- "raise a siege"
- "raise the question of promotions"
- "We raise hogs here"
- "raise a family"
- "raise a mutiny"
- "raised edges"
- "raise a shout"
- "raise a protest"
- "raise a sad cry"
- "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
- "raise hell"
- "raise the roof"
- "raise Cain"
- "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
- "I'll see your raise and double it"
- "raise your `o'"
- "raise my salary"
- "raise the price of bread"