Word Study
rise up
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb rise up has 3 senses
- rise up(v = verb.motion) come up, rise, surface - come to the surface; Array is one way to ascend, go up
- rise up(v = verb.social) arise, rebel, rise - take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance; Array is one way to dissent, protest, resist
- rise up(v = verb.motion) rear - stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" is one way to straighten
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Sample sentence:
They rise up
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ROGET THESAURUS
rise up
Elevation
VB heighten, elevate, raise, lift, erect, set up, stick up, perch up, perk up, tilt up, rear, hoist, heave, uplift, upraise, uprear, upbear, upcast, uphoist, upheave, buoy, weigh mount, give a lift, exalt, sublimate, place on a pedestal, set on a pedestal, escalate 102, take up, drag up, fish up, dredge, stand up, rise up, get up, jump up, spring to one's feet, hold oneself, hold one's head up, drawn oneself up to his full height.
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