ALL meanings of uprising
up·ris·ing
U u - noun uprising an act of rising up. 1
- verb without object uprising to rise up; get up, as from a lying or sitting posture. 1
- verb without object uprising to rise into view: As we approached the city, the spires of tall buildings uprose as if to greet us. 1
- verb without object uprising to rise in revolt. 1
- verb without object uprising to come into existence or prominence: Many calamities uprose to plague the people during the war. 1
- verb without object uprising to move upward; mount up; ascend. 1
- verb without object uprising to come above the horizon. 1
- verb without object uprising to slope upward: The land uprises from the river to the hills. 1
- verb without object uprising to swell or grow, as a sound: A blare of trumpets uprose to salute the king. 1
- noun uprising political: revolt 1
- countable noun uprising When there is an uprising, a group of people start fighting against the people who are in power in their country, because they want to bring about a political change. 0
- noun uprising a revolt or rebellion 0
- noun uprising an ascent 0
- noun uprising the action of rising up; specif., an outbreak against a government; revolt 0
- noun uprising an upward slope or ascent 0
- noun uprising A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection. 0
- verb uprising present participle of uprise. 0