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Definition of RISING

noun : RISING

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- rise ,
- rising ,
- ascent ,
- ascension
) a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" ;

2. (
) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another ;

verb : RISING

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- 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" ;

2. (
- rise ,
- go_up ,
- climb ,
) increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" ;

3. (
- arise ,
- rise ,
- uprise ,
- get_up ,
- stand_up
) rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" ;

4. (
- rise ,
- lift ,
- rear
) rise up; "The building rose before them" ;

5. (
- surface ,
- come_up ,
- rise_up ,
- rise ,
) come to the surface ;

6. (
- 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" ;

7. (
) move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown" ;

8. (
- wax ,
- mount ,
- climb ,
- rise ,
) go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" ;

9. (
- heighten ,
- rise ,
) become more extreme; "The tension heightened" ;

10. (
- 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" ;

11. (
- rise ,
- jump ,
- climb_up ,
) rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" ;

12. (
- rise
) become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news" ;

13. (
- rise
) exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion" ;

14. (
- rebel ,
- arise ,
- rise ,
- rise_up
) take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance ;

15. (
- rise ,
- prove ,
) increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" ;

16. (
- rise ,
- come_up ,
- uprise ,
- ascend ,
) come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" ;

17. (
) return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" ;

Adjective : RISING

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- rising
) advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; "a rising trend"; "a rising market" ;

2. (
) sloping upward ;

3. (
- emerging ,
- rising
) coming to maturity; "the rising generation" ;

4. (
- rising
) newly come into prominence; "a rising young politician" ;

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