uprear

up·rear

verb \-ˈrir\

Definition of UPREAR

transitive verb

1

: to lift up

2

: erect

intransitive verb

: rise

Examples of UPREAR

1. <trees uprearing towards the sky>

First Known Use of UPREAR

14th century

Related to UPREAR

Synonyms: arise, aspire, climb, lift, mount, rise, soar, thrust, up, uprise, upthrust, upturn

Antonyms: decline, descend, dip, drop, fall (off), plunge

Related Words: surge, tower; boost, elevate, raise, upheave, uplift, upraise; balloon, blast off, take off, zoom; crest, scale, surmount, top; cant, incline, lean, list, recline, slant, slope, tilt, tip

Near Antonyms: dive, nose-dive, plummet, sink, slide

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Rhymes with UPREAR

adhere, Aesir, Ajmer, all clear, ambeer, appear, arrear, Asir, Ayrshire, besmear, by ear, Cape Fear, career, cashier, cashmere, Cheshire, chimere, clavier, cohere, compeer, destrier, dog-ear, emir, Empire, endear, ensphere, eyrir, Fafnir, footgear, frontier, gambier, Goodyear, headgear, inhere, Izmir, Kashmir, kefir, killdeer, Landseer, leap year, life peer, light-year, man-year, menhir, midyear, mishear, monsieur, mouse-ear, mule deer, musk deer, nadir, near beer, New Year, off year, out-year, pickeer, portiere, premier, premiere, red deer, redear, rehear, reindeer, revere, revers, Robespierre, roe deer, root beer, santir, severe, Shakespeare, sincere, slick-ear, small beer, spruce beer, steer clear, Tangier, tapir, tin ear, Vanir, veneer, Vermeer, vizier, voir dire, wheatear, Wiltshire, wind shear, wood ear, worm gear, Ymir, Yorkshire, zaire, Zaire