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raise

გამოთქმა: /reɪz/

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Universal
  • 1North American an increase in salary:he wants a raise and some perks
  • 2(in poker or brag) an increase in a stake.
  • Bridge a higher bid in the suit that one’s partner has bid.
  • 3 [usually with adjective or noun modifier] Weightlifting an act of lifting or raising a part of the body while holding a weight:bent-over raises

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  • 1lift or move to a higher position or level:she raised both arms above her head his flag was raised over the city
  • lift or move to a vertical position; set upright:Melody managed to raise him to his feet
  • construct or build (a structure):a fence was being raised around the property
  • cause to rise or form:the galloping horse raised a cloud of dust
  • bring to the surface (a ship that has sunk): divers have located and hope to raise the submarine
  • cause (bread) to rise, especially by the action of yeast: a strain of yeast that would create enough gas to raise the thick bread dough
  • 2increase the amount, level, or strength of:the bank raised interest rates the need to raise the quality of education he had to raise his voice to make himself heard
  • promote (someone) to a higher rank:the king raised him to the title of Count Torre Bella
  • (raise something to) Mathematics multiply a quantity to (a specified power):3 raised to the 7th power is 2,187
  • [with two objects] (in poker or brag) bet (a specified amount) more than (another player):I’ll raise you another hundred dollars
  • Bridge make a higher bid in the same suit as that bid by (one’s partner): with support for partner’s bid suit you raise him to game in it [no object]:North raises to three no trumps
  • 3cause to occur or to be considered:the alarm was raised when he failed to return home universities are meant to raise doubts about every axiom
  • 4collect, levy, or bring together (money or resources):it is hoped that the event will raise £50,000
  • generate (an invoice or other document): I have raised an invoice for the tape
  • 5bring up (a child):he was born and raised in San Francisco
  • breed or grow (animals or plants):they raised pigs and kept a pony
  • 6bring (someone) back from death:God raised Jesus from the dead
  • cause (a ghost or spirit) to appear: figurativethe piece raises the ghosts of a number of twentieth-century ideas
  • 7abandon or force an enemy to abandon (a siege, blockade, or embargo): in late April Henry decided to raise the siege
  • drive (an animal) from its lair:the rabbit was only 250 yards from where he first raised it
  • 8(of someone at sea) come in sight of (land or another ship):they raised the low coast by evening
  • British informal establish contact with (someone) by telephone or radio:I raised him on the open line
  • 9 Medicine stimulate production of (an antiserum, antibody, or other biologically active substance) against the appropriate target cell or substance: monoclonal antibodies raised against human lymphocytes

raise Cain

see Cain.

raise the devil

informal make a noisy disturbance.

raise one's eyebrows

raise one's glass

drink a toast:I raised my glass to Susan

raise one's hand

strike or seem to be about to strike someone:she raised her hand to me

raise one's hat

briefly remove one’s hat as a gesture of courtesy or respect to someone: he raised his hat to a passing lady

raise hell

informal
make a noisy disturbance: lager louts raising hell in the Home Counties
complain vociferously:he raised hell with polluters

raise hob

see hob2.

raise a laugh

make people laugh: I raised a laugh by pointing out that chapter 15 had been printed first

raise the roof

make a great deal of noise, especially through cheering:when I finally scored the fans raised the roof

raisable

adjective

raiser

noun
raisers of vast sums [in combination]:a profile-raiser

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