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⬆️ 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
to raise

to raise

31 4.6
To increase the amount of a bet in a card game
  • verb
  • /reɪz/
  • Jargon
: subir la apuesta
  • "I'll see you and raise you five," she says.

That's the term for you're playing aggressive one minute and they look at you as this guy's raising every hand and now you tighten up.

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Examples

Synonyms

to bump up
vsto raise
33 3.4

To raise prices or amounts by a lot

is used for bets or bids specifically, not general increases
to jack up
vsto raise
  • Informal
25 5.9

To raise prices or rent suddenly by a lot

is limited to betting increases, not general sudden large hikes
to hike up
vsto raise
4 4.8

Raise prices or fees suddenly by a large amount

is used for bets in games, not general sharp increases
double
vsto raise
  • Jargon
1 6.7

An action that makes the bet twice as large in a card game

is any bet increase and not limited to doubling
to outcall
vsto raise
  • Jargon
9.8

To make a higher bid than the previous bid in a card game

is the general action of increasing a bet or bid in games

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
  • UK
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

Phrasal Verbs

to raise up
69 2.1

To lift something or someone to a higher place

to raise awareness
53 3.5

To help more people know about a problem or cause

to raise the issue
29 3.7

To bring up a topic or problem for discussion

to raise the bar
20 4.0

To set a higher standard that others must reach

to raise the stakes
16 4.9

An action that increases the risk and possible reward in a situation

to raise red flag
15 4.6

To signal that there may be a problem or danger

to raise suspicion
15 4.6

Make people doubt someone or something

to raise the rent
6 3.7

To increase the amount of money someone pays to live in a place

to raise the flag
5 5.1

To tell people about an idea or problem to see how they react

to raise a toast
5 3.9

To make a short speech and drink to honor someone or something

to raise one's hand
1 1.6

Lift your hand to show you want to speak or ask a question

to raise the line
1 6.3

Make standards or expectations higher

to push for a raise
  • US
1 3.5

To ask firmly for more pay from your boss

to raise one's voice
1 3.4

Speak more loudly, often because you are angry or want to be heard

How Aggressive

to double up
  • Jargon
9 6.2
to reraise
  • Jargon
1 7.2
to raise
  • Jargon
31 4.6
call
  • Jargon
1 6.3
to check
  • Jargon
2 7.2

Surface Forms

raise infinitive
raised past
raised past participle
raising present participle
raises third person singular

Etymology

Raise means 'to lift up' and so in games to raise a bet is to lift the amount of money you are putting in.