Definition of "Rise" :

noun: the act of changing location in an upward direction

noun: increase in price or value

noun: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

noun: the amount a salary is increased

noun: an increase in cost

"They asked for a 10% rise in rates."

noun: a growth in strength or number or importance

noun: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

noun: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

noun: a movement upward

"They cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon."

noun: an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

"The car couldn't make it up the rise."

verb: get up and out of bed

verb: return from the dead

"Christ is risen!."

verb: increase in value or to a higher point

verb: rise in rank or status

verb: become more extreme

verb: go up or advance

verb: exert oneself to meet a challenge

"Rise to a challenge."

verb: become heartened or elated

verb: move upward

verb: move to a better position in life or to a better job

verb: come up, of celestial bodies

"The sun also rises."

verb: increase in volume

verb: rise to one's feet

verb: come to the surface

verb: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

verb: come into existence; take on form or shape

verb: rise up