rise
Cross references:
1. spring
1. rise \'ri-z\ \'ro-z\ \'riz-*n\ \'ri--zin\ vi or rose; or ris.en or
ris.ing [ME risen, fr. OE ri-san; akin to OHG ri-san to rise, L] oriri to
rise, rivus stream, Gk ornynai to rouse 1a: to assume an upright position
esp. from lying, kneeling, or sitting 1b: to get up from sleep or from
one's bed 2: to return from death 3: to take up arms 4: to respond
warmly - usu. used with to 5: to end a session : ADJOURN 6: to appear
above the horizon {sun ~s at six} 7a: to move upward : ASCEND 7b: to
increase in height, size, or volume 8: to extend above other objects 9a:
to become heartened or elated {his spirits rose} 9b: to increase in fervor
or intensity 10a: to attain a higher level or rank 10b: to increase in
quantity or number 11a: to take place : HAPPEN 11b: to come into being :
ORIGINATE 12: to follow as a consequence : RESULT 13: to exert oneself to
meet a challenge {~ to the occasion}
2. rise \'ri-z also 'ri-s\ n 1: an act of rising or a state of being risen
: as 1a: a movement upward : ASCENT 1b: emergence (as of the sun) above
the horizon 1c: the upward movement of a fish to seize food or bait 2:
BEGINNING, ORIGIN 3: the distance or elevation of one point above another
4a: an increase in amount, number, or volume 4b: an increase in price,
value, rate, or sum 5a: an upward slope 5b: a spot higher than
surrounding ground 6: an angry reaction