Found 2 items, similar to Uprise.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: uprise uprise v 1: 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” [syn: originate, arise, rise, develop, spring up , grow] 2: ascend as a sound; “The choirs singing uprose and filled the church” 3: rise up as in fear; “The dog's fur bristled”; “It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!” [syn: bristle, stand up ] 4: rise to one's feet; “The audience got up and applauded” [syn: arise, rise, get up, stand up] [ant: sit down , lie down] 5: come up, of celestial bodies; “The sun also rises”; “The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...”; “Jupiter ascends” [syn: rise, come up, ascend] [ant: set] 6: move upward; “The fog lifted”; “The smoke arose from the forest fire”; “The mist uprose from the meadows” [syn: rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up] [ant: descend] 7: return from the dead; “Christ is risen!”; “The dead are to uprise” [syn: resurrect, rise] 8: get up and out of bed; “I get up at 7 A.M. every day”; “They rose early”; “He uprose at night” [syn: get up, turn out , arise, rise] [ant: go to bed, go to bed] [also: uprose, uprisen]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Uprise Uprise \Up*rise"\, v. i. 1. To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon. “Uprose the sun.” --Cowley. [1913 Webster] Uprose the virgin with the morning light. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To have an upward direction or inclination. [1913 Webster] Uprose the mystic mountain range. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Uprise \Up*rise"\, n. The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. [R.] [1913 Webster] Did ever raven sing so like a lark, That gives sweet tidings of the sun's uprise? --Shak. [1913 Webster]