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uprise

 
Verb uprise has 8 senses
  1. originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow - come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
    --1 is one way to become
    Sample sentence:
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  2. uprise - ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
    --2 is one way to
    ascend, go up
    Sample sentence:
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  3. bristle, uprise, stand up - rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
    Sample sentence:
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  4. arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up - rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
    --4 is one way to change posture
    Sample sentence:
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  5. rise, come up, uprise, ascend - come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
    --5 is one way to rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
    Sample sentence:
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  6. rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
    --6 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Sample sentences:
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    Somebody ----s
  7. resurrect, rise, uprise - return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
    --7 is one way to return, go back, get back, come back
    Sample sentences:
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    Somebody ----s
  8. get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise - get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
    Sample sentence:
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