1. to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
2. to set upright: When the projection screen toppled, he quickly raised it again.
3. to cause to rise or stand up; rouse: The sound of the bugle raised him from his bed.
4. to build; erect: to raise a monument.
5. to set up the framework of: to raise a house.
6. to set in motion; activate: to raise a storm of protest.
7. to grow or breed, care for, or promote the growth of: to raise corn; to raise prizewinning terriers.
8. to serve in the capacity of parent to; rear: to raise children.
9. to give rise to; bring up or about: His comments raised a ripple of applause.
10. to put forward; present for public consideration: He raised the issue of his opponent's eligibility.
11. to make (an issue at law).
12. to restore to life: to raise the dead.
13. to stir up: to raise a rebellion with stirring speeches.
14. to give vigor to; animate: The news raised his spirits.
15. to advance in rank or position: to raise someone to the peerage.
16. to assemble or collect: to raise an army; to raise money for a charity.
17. to increase the height or vertical measurement of: The blocks raise the table three inches.
18. to increase in degree, intensity, pitch, or force: to raise the volume of a radio.
19. to utter (a cry, shout, etc.) in a loud voice.
20. to cause (the voice) to be heard: to raise one's voice in opposition.
21. to cause (dough or bread) to rise by expansion and become light, as by the use of yeast.
22. to increase in amount: to raise rents; to raise salaries.
23. to increase (the value or price) of a commodity, stock, bond, etc.
24. Poker.
• to increase (another player's bet).
• to bet at a higher level than (a preceding bettor).
25. to increase (the bid for a contract) by repeating one's partner's bid at a higher level.
26. to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue closer to the palate: The vowel in “pen” is raised to (i) in some dialects.
27. to increase the amount specified in (a check, money order, or the like) by fraudulent alteration.
28. to end (a siege) by withdrawing the besieging forces or by compelling the besieging forces to withdraw.
29. Nautical.
• to cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching it.
• to come in sight of (land, a whale, etc.).
30. to establish communication with by radio: The radioman was able to raise shore headquarters after three tries.
31. to excavate (an opening) upward from a level below.

32. to be able to be lifted or pulled up: The window raises easily.
33. (in cards, poker, etc.) to increase a previous bet or bid: My cards weren't good enough to let me raise.

34. an increase in amount, as of wages: a raise in pay.
35. the amount of such an increase: His raise was five dollars.
36. a raising, lifting, etc.: a raise in spirits.
37. a raised or ascending place; rise.
38. a shaft excavated upward from below.

39. Cain¹ (def. 3).

1. to move, cause to move, or elevate to a higher position or level; lift
2. to set or place in an upright position
3. to construct, build, or erect
4. to increase in amount, size, value, etc
5. to increase in degree, strength, intensity, etc
6. to advance in rank or status; promote
7. to arouse or awaken from or as if from sleep or death
8. to stir up or incite; activate
9. raise Cain, raise the devil, raise hell or raise the roof
• to create a boisterous disturbance
• to react or protest heatedly
10. to give rise to; cause or provoke
11. to put forward for consideration
12. to cause to assemble or gather together; collect
13. to grow or cause to grow
14. to bring up; rear
15. to cause to be heard or known; utter or express
16. to bring to an end; remove
17. to cause (dough, bread, etc) to rise, as by the addition of yeast
18. to bet more than (the previous player)
19. to bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
20. to cause (something) to seem to rise above the horizon by approaching
21. to establish radio communications with
22. to obtain (money, funds, capital, etc)
23. to bring (a surface, a design, etc) into relief; cause to project
24. to cause (a blister, welt, etc) to form on the skin, to expel (phlegm) by coughing
25. to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
26. to multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times
• to institute (a suit or action at law)
• to draw up (a summons)
28. to increase the amount payable on (a cheque, money order, etc) fraudulently
29. to push (a stone) towards the tee with another stone
30. raise an eyebrow
• to look quizzical or surprised
• to give rise to doubt or disapproval
31. to drink the health of; drink a toast to
32. to take one's hat briefly off one's head as a greeting or mark of respect

33. the act or an instance of raising
34. an increase, esp in salary, wages, etc; rise

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