RISE

Definitions

1. 1. The act of rising, or the state of being risen.
2. 2. The distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step.
3. 3. Land which is somewhat higher than the rest; as, the house stood on a rise of land. [Colloq.]
4. 4. Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream. All wickednes taketh its rise from the heart. R. Nelson.
5. 5. Appearance above the horizon; as, the rise of the sun or of a planet. Shak.
6. 6. Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank, property, fame, and the like. The rise or fall that may happen in his constant revenue by a Spanish war. Sir W. Temple.
7. 7. Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice. The ordinary rises and falls of the voice. Bacon.
8. 8. Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key; as, a rise of a tone or semitone.
9. 9. The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water.