Definition of raise

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Raise (v. t.) To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets, i. e., Let go tacks and sheets..

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Lavish :: Lavish (v. t.) To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise..
Sharp :: Sharp (v. t.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone..
Adulation :: Adulation (n.) Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited..
Couchant :: Couchant (v. t.) Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; -- said of a lion or other beast..
Coal-whipper :: Coal-whipper (n.) One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship.
Arris :: Arris (n.) The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column..
Revive :: Revive (v. i.) To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension..
Tiptoe :: Tiptoe (a.) Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert..
Pump :: Pump (v. i.) To work, or raise water, a pump..
Brocaded :: Brocaded (a.) Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc..
Magnanimous :: Magnanimous (a.) Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror..
Beaver :: Beaver (n.) That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink..
Sillon :: Sillon (n.) A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it..
Sing :: Sing (v. t.) To celebrate is song; to give praises to in verse; to relate or rehearse in numbers, verse, or poetry..
Vesicatory :: Vesicatory (a.) Tending, or having power, to raise a blister..
Lock :: Lock (v. t.) To furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock..
Demivolt :: Demivolt (n.) A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner..
Mispraise :: Mispraise (v. t.) To praise amiss.
Loft :: Loft (n.) A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.; as, an organ loft..
Lipped :: Lipped (a.) Having a lip or lips; having a raised or rounded edge resembling the lip; -- often used in composition; as, thick-lipped, thin-lipped, etc..
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