raise
4
2.9
- noun
- /reɪz/
:
levantamiento
- After each question, the teacher encouraged a raise of hands to ensure everyone had a chance to participate.
- a hand raise
- a leg raise
So just a quick hand raise from teams.
- So just a quick hand raise from teams.
- You know, the the famous, famous footage of raising the flag at Iwo Jima.
- A little front raise, a little lateral raise.
- Yeah, overhead press, lateral raise for sure.
Examples
-
A little front raise, a little lateral raise.
-
As the right arm extends out in a lateral raise, the left arm raises into a front raise.
Blog text (4) -
So just a quick hand raise from teams.
-
Let's see a raise of hands, huh?
-
No eye movement, no eyebrow raise, none of this stuff.
-
Part of any good flat stomach workout for women needs to incorporate leg raises.
Blog text (33) -
I varied my balancing exercises by doing toe raises.
Fiction book (1996) -
Thus, in February, after only one day of debate, the Senate voted 91-8 for a military pay raise that by itself could amount to $55 billion over ten years.
Academic text (1999) -
Everything is all wrist snaps and arched backs and eyebrow raises.
-
For the front deltoids, I also do three sets of lateral raises and seated dumbbell presses.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
41
3.4
An upward movement to a higher position
32
2.3
The action of moving something to a higher place or level
12
1.0
An act of raising something or a movement upward
12
4.1
Raising someone to a higher job or rank
4
5.5
A strong lift or pull of something heavy
1
4.1
A rise of land, water, or air to a higher level
Antonyms
Idioms
5
4.2
Make people feel surprised, shocked, or disapproving because something is unusual
- Informal
Expect to get something that is very unlikely, for example more pay
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Raise as a noun for lifting keeps the same root meaning, so a raise can be the act of lifting something to a higher position.