Definition of rise up Rise up
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What does rise up mean?
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| rise up - come to the surface | ||
| surface, come up, rise | ||
| go up, ascend be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere" | ||
| emerge come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office" | ||
| resurface appear again; "The missing man suddenly resurfaced in New York" | ||
| bubble up, intumesce move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America" | ||
| well, swell come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up" | ||
| rise up - take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance | ||
| rebel, arise, rise | ||
| dissent, protest, resist withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented" | ||
| revolt make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again" | ||
| mutiny engage in a mutiny against an authority | ||
| rise up - stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" | ||
| rear | ||
| straighten make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair" | ||
| rear back rear backwards on its hind legs; "the frightened horse reared back" | ||
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