uprise
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intransitive verb \ˌəp-ˈrīz\up·rose \-ˈrōz\ up·ris·en \-ˈri-zən\ up·ris·ing \-ˈrī-ziŋ\
Definition of UPRISE
1
a : to rise to a higher position b (1) : stand up (2) : to get out of bed c : to come into view especially from below the horizon
2
: to rise up in sound
— up·ris·er \ˌəp-ˈrī-zər, ˈəp-ˌ\ noun
Examples of UPRISE
- <uprise! we have lots of work to do today!>
- <as we went from the coast into the state's interior, the land gradually began uprising and eventually we were on mountainous terrain>
First Known Use of UPRISE
14th century
Rhymes with UPRISE
abscise, advise, apprise, apprize, arise, assize, baptize, bite-size, breadthwise, capsize, chastise, clockwise, coastwise, cognize, comprise, crabwise, crack wise, crosswise, demise, despise, devise, disguise, disprize, door prize, downsize, earthrise, edgewise, emprise, endwise, excise, fanwise, franchise, full-size, grecize, high-rise, incise, king-size, leastwise, lengthwise, Levi's, life-size, likewise, low-rise, man-size, mid-rise, midsize, misprize, moonrise, nowise, outsize, piecewise, pint-size, premise, quantize, queen-size, remise, reprise, revise, rightsize, slantwise, streetwise, stylize, suffice, sunrise, surmise, surprise, trim size, twin-size, unwise
2up·rise
noun \ˈəp-ˌrīz\Definition of UPRISE
1
: an act or instance of uprising
2
: an upward slope
Examples of UPRISE
- <the sharp uprise leading up to the fortress would make an assault extremely difficult>
First Known Use of UPRISE
14th century
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