Look up: raise

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   raise
   [n] - the amount a salary is increased 2. [n] - increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) 3. [v] - evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic 4. [v] - collect funds for a specific purpose 5. [v] - cause to puff up with a leaven 6. [v] - raise from a lower to a higher position 7. [v] - create a disturbance, esp. by making a great noise 8. [v] - construct, build, or erect 9. [v] - in bridge: bid (one`s partner`s suit) at a higher level 10. [v] - bet more than the previous player, in poker 11. [v] - put forward for consideration or discussion 12. [v] - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth 13. [v] - cause to be heard or known 14. [v] - activate or stir up 15. [v] - establish radio communications with 16. [v] - multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 17. [v] - bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project 18. [v] - invigorate or heighten 19. [v] - raise the level or amount of something
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   Raise
   The act of increasing the amount bet by a prior bettor.
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   RAISE
   Raising Achievement in School Education
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   RAISE
   Rigorous Approach to Industrial Software Engineering
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   Raise
   Raise (rāz) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Raised (rāzd); present participle & verbal noun Raising .] [ Middle English reisen , Icelandic reisa , causative of rīsa to rise. See Rise , and confer Rear to raise.] 1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower t ...
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   raise
   1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight. Hence, figuratively: ... To bring to a higher condition or situation; to elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a ...
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   raise
   rise 2 wage hike noun the amount a salary is increased; `he got a 3% raise`; `he got a wage hike`
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   raise
   conjure up verb summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; `raise the specter of unemployment`; `he conjured wild birds in the air`; `call down the spirits from the mountain`
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   raise
   prove verb cause to puff up with a leaven; `unleavened bread`
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    raise
    rear verb construct, build, or erect; `Raise a barn`
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    raise
    verb raise in rank or condition; `The new law lifted many people from poverty`
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    RAISE
    `RAISE` (`Rigorous Approach to Industrial Software Engineering`) was developed as part of the European ESPRIT II LaCoS project in the 1990s, led by Dines Bjørner. It consists of a set of tools based around a specification language (RSL) for software development. It is especially espoused by UNU-IIST in Macau, who run training courses on site and around the world, especially in developing countries.
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    Raise
    A `raise` or `Raise` is a term which can have several meanings: *Raise (Lake District) is the name of the 12th highest mountain in the Lake District on the north-west coast of England *Raise borer, a raise is a shaft in a mine which joins two levels by definition mined upwards (raised). *Raise is a term used in poker *A raise may refer to an increase in salary *`Raise!`, the name of a 1981 album by Earth, Wind and Fire *`Raise`, the name of a 1...
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    Raise
    • (v. t.) To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread. • (v. t.) To bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to give life to. • (v. t.) To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to ...
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    raise
    (from the article `mining`) Vertical or subvertical connections between levels generally are driven from a lower level upward through a process called raising. Raises with ... Overhand cut-and-fill mining in a stope with access provided by a ramp is illustrated in the figure. In this particular design raises are constructed ... [2 re...
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    Raise
    A secondary or tertiary inclined opening, vertical or near-vertical opening driven upward form a level to connect with the level above, or to explore the ground for a limited distance above one level.
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    raise
    
    1. the amount a salary is increased
    2. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    3. increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
    
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    raise
    To bet more than the previous person to act. "It was folded to me in the cut-off, and so I raised with a mediocre hand, hoping to steal the blinds."
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