Raising
/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts7 letters
Definition of Raising
verb
- (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"
- To create, increase or develop.
"We need to raise the motivation level in the company."
- To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
"Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police."
- To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
"John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money."
- To exponentiate, to involute.
"Two raised to the fifth power equals 32."
noun
- Elevation.
- Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity
- Recruitment.
- Collection or gathering, especially of money.
- The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.
"to help at a raising"
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lift