ALL meanings of raised
raised
R r - adjective raised fashioned or made as a surface design in relief. 1
- adjective raised Cookery. made light by the use of yeast or other ferment but not with baking powder, soda, or the like. 1
- verb with object raised to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about. 1
- verb with object raised to set upright: When the projection screen toppled, he quickly raised it again. 1
- verb with object raised to cause to rise or stand up; rouse: The sound of the bugle raised him from his bed. 1
- verb with object raised to build; erect: to raise a monument. 1
- verb with object raised to set up the framework of: to raise a house. 1
- verb with object raised to set in motion; activate: to raise a storm of protest. 1
- verb with object raised to grow or breed, care for, or promote the growth of: to raise corn; to raise prizewinning terriers. 1
- verb with object raised to serve in the capacity of parent to; rear: to raise children. 1
- verb with object raised to give rise to; bring up or about: His comments raised a ripple of applause. 1
- verb with object raised to put forward; present for public consideration: He raised the issue of his opponent's eligibility. 1
- verb with object raised Law. to make (an issue at law). 1
- verb with object raised to restore to life: to raise the dead. 1
- verb with object raised to stir up: to raise a rebellion with stirring speeches. 1
- verb with object raised to give vigor to; animate: The news raised his spirits. 1
- verb with object raised to advance in rank or position: to raise someone to the peerage. 1
- verb with object raised to assemble or collect: to raise an army; to raise money for a charity. 1
- verb with object raised to increase the height or vertical measurement of: The blocks raise the table three inches. 1
- verb with object raised to increase in degree, intensity, pitch, or force: to raise the volume of a radio. 1
- verb with object raised to utter (a cry, shout, etc.) in a loud voice. 1
- verb with object raised to cause (the voice) to be heard: to raise one's voice in opposition. 1
- verb with object raised to cause (dough or bread) to rise by expansion and become light, as by the use of yeast. 1
- verb with object raised to increase in amount: to raise rents; to raise salaries. 1
- verb with object raised to increase (the value or price) of a commodity, stock, bond, etc. 1
- verb with object raised Poker. to increase (another player's bet). to bet at a higher level than (a preceding bettor). 1
- verb with object raised Bridge. to increase (the bid for a contract) by repeating one's partner's bid at a higher level. 1
- verb with object raised Phonetics. to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue closer to the palate: The vowel in “pen” is raised to (i) in some dialects. 1
- verb with object raised to increase the amount specified in (a check, money order, or the like) by fraudulent alteration. 1
- verb with object raised Military. to end (a siege) by withdrawing the besieging forces or by compelling the besieging forces to withdraw. 1
- verb with object raised Nautical. to cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching it. to come in sight of (land, a whale, etc.). 1
- verb with object raised to establish communication with by radio: The radioman was able to raise shore headquarters after three tries. 1
- verb with object raised Mining. to excavate (an opening) upward from a level below. 1
- verb without object raised to be able to be lifted or pulled up: The window raises easily. 1
- verb without object raised (in cards, poker, etc.) to increase a previous bet or bid: My cards weren't good enough to let me raise. 1
- noun raised an increase in amount, as of wages: a raise in pay. 1
- noun raised the amount of such an increase: His raise was five dollars. 1
- noun raised a raising, lifting, etc.: a raise in spirits. 1
- noun raised a raised or ascending place; rise. 1
- noun raised Mining. a shaft excavated upward from below. Compare winze1 . 1
- idioms raised raise Cain. Cain1 (def 3). 1
- adjective raised elevated 1
- adjective raised cultivated or reared 1
- adjective raised in relief 1
- adjective raised embossed 1
- adjective raised lifted 1
- adjective raised earned for charity 1
- adjective raised made in low relief; embossed 0
- adjective raised having a napped surface, or having the pile cut with a design in relief 0
- adjective raised leavened with yeast rather than baking powder or soda 0