Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"raise your `o''"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 2
Type of:
multiply
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
arithmetic
verb
Sense 3
"They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
"raise a mutiny"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"raise a shout"
"raise a protest"
"raise a sad cry"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 6
"raise the question of promotions"
"bring up an unpleasant topic"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 7
"Raise a barn"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 10
"raised edges"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 11
"lift my spirits"
"lift his ego"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 13
"he got a 3% raise"
"he got a wage hike"
verb
Sense 14
"The President raised several million dollars for his college"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 15
"unleavened bread"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 16
"raise the specter of unemployment"
"he conjured wild birds in the air"
"stir a disturbance"
"call down the spirits from the mountain"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 17
"raise my salary"
"raise the price of bread"
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
bump up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 18
"Raise your hands"
"Lift a load"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 19
"raise hell"
"raise the roof"
"raise Cain"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 20
"lift one''s eyes"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 21
"The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"
"They produce good ham in Parma"
"We grow wheat here"
"We raise hogs here"
Type of:
cultivate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 22
bring up
"raise a family"
"bring up children"
Causes:
grow up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 23
"he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"
"fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
verb
Sense 24
"The new law lifted many people from poverty"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 25
"raise from the dead"
"Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"
"Upraising ghosts"
Derived:
resurrection
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 26
put an end to
"lift a ban"
"raise a siege"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 27
"This will enhance your enjoyment"
"heighten the tension"
Kinds of:
potentiate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 28
"raise an army"
"recruit new soldiers"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 30
"John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"
"Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"
"I got promoted after many years of hard work"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 31
"arouse pity"
"raise a smile"
"evoke sympathy"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
31
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
215
Times Searched
3
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