Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)raiseincreasing the size of a bet (as in poker)“I'll see your raise and double it” (n)lift, raise, heavethe act of raising something“he responded with a lift of his eyebrow”,
“firemen learn several different raises for getting ladders up” Verbs
(v)raiseraise the level or amount of something“raise my salary”,
“raise the price of bread” (v)raisecause to be heard or known; express or utter“raise a shout”,
“raise a protest”,
“raise a sad cry” (v)raisecollect funds for a specific purpose“The President raised several million dollars for his college” (v)grow, raise, farm, producecultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques“The Bordeaux region produces great red wines”,
“They produce good ham in Parma”,
“We grow wheat here”,
“We raise hogs here” (v)raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forthsummon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic“raise the specter of unemployment”,
“he conjured wild birds in the air”,
“call down the spirits from the mountain” (v)arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provokecall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)“arouse pity”,
“raise a smile”,
“evoke sympathy” (v)raisecreate a disturbance, especially by making a great noise“raise hell”,
“raise the roof”,
“raise Cain” (v)lift, raise, elevateraise in rank or condition“The new law lifted many people from poverty” (v)enhance, heighten, raiseincrease the level of“This will enhance your enjoyment”,
“heighten the tension” (v)promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevategive a promotion to or assign to a higher position“John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired”,
“Women tend not to advance in the major law firms”,
“I got promoted after many years of hard work” (v)raisebid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level (v)raisebet more than the previous player (v)recruit, levy, raisecause to assemble or enlist in military“raise an army”,
“recruit new soldiers” (v)raise, bring upput forward for consideration or discussion“raise the question of promotions”,
“bring up an unpleasant topic” (v)raisepronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth“raise your ‘o’” (v)raiseactivate or stir up“raise a mutiny” (v)raiseestablish radio communications with“They managed to raise Hanoi last night” (v)raisemultiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 (v)raisebring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project“raised edges” (v)raise, liftinvigorate or heighten“lift my spirits”,
“lift his ego” (v)lift, raiseput an end to a situation“lift a ban”,
“raise a siege” (v)resurrect, raise, upraisecause to become alive again“raise from the dead”,
“Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected”,
“Upraising ghosts”