Uprise

[ʌp'raiz]

Definition

(verb.) ascend as a sound; 'The choirs singing uprose and filled the church'.

Checked by Jeannette--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon.

(v. i.) To have an upward direction or inclination.

(n.) The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising.

Inputed by Anna

Definition

v.i. to rise up.—ns. Up′rise (Shak.) the act of rising: appearance above the horizon; Uprī′sing the act of rising up ascent: any strong outburst of popular excitement insurrection: (Shak.) an ascent a steep place.—v.pa.t. Uprist′ (Coleridge) uprose.

Typist: Preston