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- n the amount a salary is increased
he got a 3% raise - n an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- n increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
I'll see your raise and double it - n the act of raising something
fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up - v raise the level or amount of something
raise my salary
raise the price of bread - v raise from a lower to a higher position
- v cause to be heard or known; express or utter
raise a shout
raise a protest
raise a sad cry - v collect funds for a specific purpose
The President raised several million dollars for his college - v cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
We raise hogs here - v bring up
raise a family - v summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
raise the specter of unemployment - v move upwards
- v construct, build, or erect
- v call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise a smile - v create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
raise hell
raise the roof
raise Cain - v raise in rank or condition
- v increase
- v give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- v cause to puff up with a leaven
- v bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- v bet more than the previous player
- v cause to assemble or enlist in the military
raise an army - v put forward for consideration or discussion
raise the question of promotions - v pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
raise your `o' - v activate or stir up
raise a mutiny - v establish radio communications with
They managed to raise Hanoi last night - v multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- v bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
raised edges - v invigorate or heighten
- v put an end to
raise a siege - v cause to become alive again
raise from the dead
- Sarkozy gives himself a raise of nearly 150%.
- All it cost was the $20 or so it took to buy the pie ingredients, which made it a highly efficient way to raise money.
- Barack Obama Would Raise Capital Gains And Dividend Taxes.