n. increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"

n. the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

n. the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"

v. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"

v. bet more than the previous player

v. cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"

v. multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

v. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"

v. establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"

v. raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"

v. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"

v. summon 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. put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"

v. move upwards; "lift one's eyes"

v. cultivate 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. increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

v. cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"

v. cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

v. bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

n. act of raising in rank or position

n. the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

v. call forth

v. generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone"

v. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";

v. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

v. supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

v. get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"

v. gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

v. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"

v. move upwards; "lift one's eyes"

v. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

v. raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"

v. move upwards; "lift one's eyes"

v. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

v. raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"

v. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"

v. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

v. lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"

v. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

v. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

v. raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"

v. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"

v. move upwards; "lift one's eyes"

v. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

v. add details to

v. remove; "He doffed his hat"

v. remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs"

v. get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"

v. to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"

v. make large; "blow up an image"

v. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"

v. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

v. act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

v. draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet"

v. invent; "trump up charges"

v. prepare according to a formula

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

v. create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"

v. found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"

v. produce naturally; "this gland manufactures a specific substance only"

v. place in proper rank; "marshal the troops"

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

v. make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon"

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

v. create or produce in a mechanical way; "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"

v. tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

v. make a reproduction or copy of

v. assemble once again, after taking something apart

v. make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

v. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"

v. raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"

v. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"

v. move upwards; "lift one's eyes"

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

v. lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"

v. lift or elevate

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

v. jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

v. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

v. 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"

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

v. run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

v. walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"

v. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

v. push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

v. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

v. treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"

v. excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

v. irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"

v. make furious

v. raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

v. give encouragement to

v. bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

v. attack as false or wrong

v. give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"

v. give displeasure to

v. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

v. sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

v. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

v. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

v. bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"

v. cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese"

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

v. be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"

v. furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"

v. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

v. agitate the air

v. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

v. move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

v. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

v. move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

v. give heart or courage to

v. apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

v. cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

v. attract or elicit; "The school attracts students with artistic talents"; "His playing drew a crowd"

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

v. exasperate or irritate

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

v. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"

v. produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

v. supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

v. order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

v. order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

v. bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

n. the amount by which something decreases

v. call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

v. call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

v. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

v. cause to be bored