increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"
the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"
multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
bet more than the previous player
bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition"
the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
make a formal request for official services
demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"