[rise] vi rose ; ris.en ; ris.ing [ME, fr. OE risan; akin to OHG risan to rise] (bef. 12c) 1 a: to assume an upright position esp. from lying, kneeling, or sitting b: to get up from sleep or from one's bed
2: to return from death
3: to take up arms "~ in rebellion"
4: to respond warmly: applaud--usu. used with to "the audience rose to her verve and wit"
5. chiefly Brit: to end a session: adjourn
6: to appear above the horizon "the sun ~s at six"
7. a: to move upward: ascend b: to increase in height, size, or volume "the river rose after the heavy rains" 8: to extend above other objects "mountain peaks rose to the west"
9. a: to become heartened or elated "his spirits rose" b: to increase in fervor or intensity "my anger rose as I thought about the insult"
10. a: to attain a higher level or rank "officers who rose from the ranks" b: to increase in quantity or number 11 a: to take place: happen b: to come into being: originate 12: to follow as a consequence: result 13: to exert oneself to meet a challenge "~ to the occasion" syn see spring
[2]rise n (15c) 1 a: a spot higher than surrounding ground: hilltop b: an upward slope "a ~ 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 ~ in the mountain"
4: the distance or elevation of one point above another
5. a: an increase esp. in amount, number, or volume b chiefly Brit: raise 3b c: an increase in price, value, rate, or sum "a ~ in the cost of living"
6: an angry reaction "got a ~ out of him" 7: the distance from the crotch to the waistline on pants