n.
Pronunciation: ' r ī z also ' r ī s
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 a : a spot higher than surrounding ground : HILLTOP b : an upward slope <a rise in the road>
2 : an act of rising or a state of being risen: as a : a movement upward : ASCENT b : emergence (as of the sun) above the horizon c : the upward movement of a fish to seize food or bait
3 : BEGINNING , ORIGIN <the river had its rise in the mountain>
4 : the distance or elevation of one point above another
5 a : an increase especially in amount, number, or volume b chiefly British : RAISE 3B c : an increase in price, value, rate, or sum <a rise in the cost of living>
6 : an angry reaction <got a rise out of him>
7 : the distance from the crotch to the waistline on pants