Hypertext Webster Gateway: "uprising"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Uprising \Up*ris"ing\, n.
1. Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent. ``The steep
uprising of the hill.'' --Shak.

2. An insurrection; a popular revolt. --J. P. Peters.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

uprising
n : organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one
faction tries to wrest control from another [syn: {rebellion},
{insurrection}, {revolt}, {rising}]

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