⬆️ To increase 👶 To bring up 🗣️ To bring up ✋ To lift 💰 A pay increase 🧟 To bring back 🃏 To increase bet 🃏 A higher bet 🏆 To promote 🏗️ To build 📡 To contact ⬆️ A lift 🍞 To make rise 🔤 To change sound ⛰️ An upward slope

raise

1 4.6

An upward slope in a road or path

noun
/reɪz/

: subida

We faced a challenging raise that made the hike more difficult.

Examples

- I'd just got out of the car, for a minute, about five miles north of Dunmail Raise, when all of a sudden, I saw these dogs - mad dogs.

The Plague Dogs (1982)
The cyclist sped up as he approached the long raise ahead.
Is it lowering the raise from 5% to 4.9%?

Blog text (19)
He lives in the middle of the country, 254 miles south of Chicago, and after a small raise earns roughly the US median income of about $50,000.

Blog text (17)
The car struggled to climb the steep raise on the road.

Synonyms

rise

vsraise

47 2.4

A small upward slope in land or a surface

refers narrowly to uphill sections of roads or paths

incline

vsraise

18 4.2

A sloping surface that connects different levels

focuses on slopes found on roads or paths rather than ramps

climb

vsraise

16 1.4

A part of a road or path that goes up

is the general label for such road or path slopes

grade

vsraise

14 4.6

How steep a slope, road, or ground surface is

names the actual upward slope itself rather than its steepness

ascent

vsraise

4 4.2

A slope on a road or path that goes up

is the broader everyday term for that kind of slope

rising slope

vsraise

1 3.5

A slope that goes up

is used specifically for slopes found on roads or paths

acclivity

vsraise

1 9.9

An upward slope on a road or hill

is the common term used for those upward land slopes

upgrade

vsraise

Archaic

1 5.6

An upward slope on a road or railway

is the general word for upward slopes on roads or paths

Antonyms

descent

97 3.7

A movement down from a higher place to a lower place or a slope that goes down

decline

1 3.5

A downward slope in the ground or surface

Idioms

to raise eyebrows

30 4.2

Make people feel surprised, shocked, or disapproving because something is unusual

to raise the dead

28 9.9

Make a dead person alive again using magic or other power

to raise hell

NSFW

23 7.9

Behave loudly and angrily to cause trouble

to raise an eyebrow

19 4.5

To show surprise or doubt by lifting one eyebrow

to raise a glass

10 3.7

Hold up a drink with others to celebrate someone or something

to raise the spectre

6 7.7

To say that something bad might happen

to raise someone's spirits

6 3.4

Help someone feel happier

to raise the roof

Informal

4 8.0

Get very angry and shout loudly

to raise hackles

3 7.9

To make someone angry or upset

to raise a stink

3 7.4

To complain loudly and make people notice the problem

to raise Cain

Informal

2 8.6

To make a noisy public protest

to raise a middle finger

Offensive

1 8.3

To show anger or insult someone by lifting the middle finger

to raise a libation

1 9.9

Offer a drink in a ceremony to honor someone or a god

to raise a snifter

8.8

Lift a small brandy glass to make a toast

to raise one's hands in victory

3.4

Lift both arms above your head to show you have won

to raise to the purple

Archaic

9.9

To reach a very high position, often as a king or queen

to whistle for a raise

Informal

9.8

Expect to get something that is very unlikely, for example more pay

How Steep

cliff

307 1.0

raise

1 4.6

to incline

2 3.9

level

47 1.0

Surface Forms

raise singular

raises plural

Etymology

Raise as a noun for an upward part of a road comes from the idea of a 'rise', so a raise is simply a place where the road goes up.