adj. & n.
--adj.
1. going up; getting higher.
2 increasing (rising costs).
3 advancing to maturity or high standing (the rising generation; a rising young lawyer).
4 approaching a specified age (the rising fives).
5 (of ground) sloping upwards.
--n. a revolt or insurrection.
Phrases and idioms:
rising damp moisture absorbed from the ground into a wall.