rise: a growth in strength or number or importance rise, ascent, ascension, ascending: the act of changing location in an upward direction ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" rise, rising, ascent, ascension: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" raise, rise, wage_hike, hike, wage_increase, salary_increase: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" upgrade, rise, rising_slope: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises lift, rise: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground emanation, rise, procession: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" rise, boost, hike, cost_increase: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" advance, rise: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" rise, lift, arise, move_up, go_up, come_up, uprise: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" rise, go_up, climb: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" arise, rise, uprise, get_up, stand_up: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" rise, lift, rear: rise up; "The building rose before them" surface, come_up, rise_up, rise: come to the surface heighten, rise: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring_up, grow: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" move_up, rise: be promoted, move to a better position wax, mount, climb, rise: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" get_up, turn_out, arise, uprise, rise: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" rise, jump, climb_up: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" rise, prove: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" rise: become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news" rise: exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion" rebel, arise, rise, rise_up: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance rise, come_up, uprise, ascend: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" resurrect, rise, uprise: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"