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noun
- An increase in wages.
- The boss gave me a .
- (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
- (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
- (poker) A bet which raised the previous bet.
Translations: - German: Gehaltserhí¶hung
(trans-mid)
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, shoulder excercise)
- Spanish: levantamiento
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, curling term)
verb (rais, ing)
- To cause to rise.
- Raise your hand if want to say something.
- To collect.
- He raises a lot of money for charity.
- To be brought up; to mature
- Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?
- (poker) To respond to an initial bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
- John bet, and Julie raised requiring John to put in more money.
- To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
- There should be some consideration (i.e. payment or exchange) to raise a use.
Translations: - Dutch: opheffen
- French: soulever
(trans-mid)
- German: heben
- Italian: alzare
- Spanish: levantar
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