rise
     n 1: a growth in strength or number or importance [ant: {fall}]
     2: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: {ascent},
         {ascension}, {ascending}]
     3: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
        make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {raise},
         {climb}, {upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]
     4: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air
        balloon" [syn: {rising}, {ascent}, {ascension}] [ant: {fall}]
     5: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
        got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {wage hike}, {hike}, {wage
        increase}, {salary increase}]
     6: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
        [syn: {upgrade}, {rising slope}]
     7: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground [syn: {lift}]
     8: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost;
        "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the
        Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy
        Spirit from the Father and the Son" [syn: {emanation}, {procession}]
     9: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
        [syn: {boost}, {hike}, {cost increase}]
     10: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general
         advance on the stock market" [syn: {advance}]
     v 1: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
          forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {lift},
           {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant:
           {descend}]
     2: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed
        steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
        [syn: {go up}, {climb}]
     3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
        [syn: {arise}, {uprise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit
        down}, {lie down}]
     4: rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: {lift}, {rear}]
     5: come to the surface [syn: {surface}, {come up}, {rise up}]
     6: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn: {heighten}]
     7: 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" [syn: {originate},
         {arise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
     8: be promoted, move to a better position [syn: {move up}]
     9: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
        lowered" [syn: {wax}, {mount}, {climb}] [ant: {wane}]
     10: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They
         rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn
         out}, {arise}, {uprise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}]
     11: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the
         bestseller list" [syn: {jump}, {climb up}]
     12: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
         [syn: {prove}]
     13: become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard
         the good news"
     14: exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge";
         "rise to the occasion"
     15: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
          {rebel}, {arise}, {rise up}]
     16: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun
         uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
         [syn: {come up}, {uprise}, {ascend}] [ant: {set}]
     17: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to
         uprise" [syn: {resurrect}, {uprise}]
     [also: {rose}, {risen}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

risen
     adj : (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon; "the risen
           sun"
Source: WordNet® 2.0

risen
     See {rise}
Source: WordNet® 2.0