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(10) - Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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[Verb] | "raise" | \ ˈrāz \
1: to cause or help to rise to a standing position
2: awaken, arouse
3: to stir up : incite
Origin: 13th century ;
Middle English reisen, raisen, from Old Norse reisa{mat|rear|};
(1) - Noun entries...
(3) - { raise:2 } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "raise"
1: an act of raising or lifting
2: a rising stretch of road : an upward grade : rise
3: an increase in amount: such as
Origin: 1538 ;
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(1) - { raise a family } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "raise a family"
1: to have and bring up children
(1) - { raise a fuss } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "raise a fuss"
1: to complain or object very angrily
(1) - { raise a ruckus } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "raise a ruckus"
1: to get upset and complain very loudly
(1) - { raise a stink } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "raise a stink"
1: to complain or object very angrily
(1) - { raise one's voice } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "raise one's voice"
1: to speak loudly especially because one is angry
(1) - { raise some hackles } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "raise some hackles"
1: cause someone or some people to be upset
(3) - { raise the ante } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "raise the ante"
1: to raise the cost or price
2: to increase the risk or possible harm that could result from something —often + on
3: to set a higher standard or goal —often + on
(1) - { raise the possibility } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Idiom] | "raise the possibility"
1: to make (something) possible —often + of
(3) - Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
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(3) - { raise } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Verb] | "raise"
1: to move from a lower to a higher place or position;
* e.g., " ... he asked members of the audience to raise their hands if they had been to his show before "
2: to bring to maturity through care and education;
* e.g., " ... since she was only two when her mother died, the girl was raised mainly by her aunt "
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3: to bring (something volatile or intense) into being;
* e.g., " ... a proposal to cover the library's red brick with vinyl siding raised a mighty ruckus with those favoring historical preservation "
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(10) - Urban Dictionary
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[ "raise" ]
1: Increament or Addition to the Income or Salary
* e.g., ... Worker : "...I have been Working hard since last Month..."
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[ "raise" ]
1: parent or parents (someone who has "raised" you since childhood)
* e.g., ... I am having Thanksgiving dinner with the raise this year.
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[ "raise" ]
1: to smoke mary jane and/or get high.
* e.g., ... "man im tryin to raise it and play some video games"
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[ "raise" ]
1: Film-noir/Hardboiled Novel slang for "get it contact with." The term is derived from the phrase "raise the dead" where "the dead" is a metaphor for an uncommunicative person.
* e.g., ... "Where you able to raise your sister?"
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[ "raise" ]
1: the prize after sleeping with your boss.
* e.g., ... i got a raise out of our boss *wink *wink
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[ "raise" ]
1: To add on top of a previous bet in poker; Often to get the most out of your hand, scare other players, or straight out bluff.
* e.g., ... Player 1: "I'll bet 400."
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[ "raise" ]
1: go get robbed , or mugged
* e.g., ... ha ha u got raised
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[ "raise" ]
1: An amish rave. Teens and often adults as well will go out during the middle of the night and put up a farm.
* e.g., ... -Hey man, wanna go to a raise?
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[ "raise" ]
1: get up and go
* e.g., ... Time to raise. We gotta raise on outta here.
[ "raise" ]
2: get outta here
[ "raise" ]
3: bounce
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[ "Raise" ]
1: When a person's pay/salary is increased due to job performance or company loyalty.
* e.g., ... Chad : Damn Abi your hair is so long and soft! Ahhhh!
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