Hypertext Webster Gateway: "uprise"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Uprise \Up*rise"\, v. i.
1. To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon.
``Uprose the sun.'' --Cowley.
Uprose the virgin with the morning light. --Pope.
2. To have an upward direction or inclination.
Uprose the mystic mountain range. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Uprise \Up*rise"\, n.
The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. [R.]
Did ever raven sing so like a lark, That gives sweet
tidings of the sun's uprise? --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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; of animals fur or hair; as in fear; "The dog's fur
bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
[syn: {bristle}]
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: {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}]
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