Day 1642
17 Dec 2025

raise

/ɹeɪz/

noun
An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.A bet that increases the previous bet.

verb
(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.To create, increase or develop.To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.To exponentiate, to involute.(of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.(of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.To throw (an exception).