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Noun uprising has 1 sense
- rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
--1 is a kind of conflict, struggle, battle
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Verb uprise has 8 senses
- 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
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- uprise - ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
--2 is one way to ascend, go up
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- bristle, uprise, stand up - rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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"
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