Definitions of raise:

• noun:   increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

  Example: "I'll see your raise and double it"

• noun:   the amount a salary is increased

  Example: "He got a 3% raise"

• noun:   the act of raising something

  Example: "Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

• noun:   an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
• verb:   collect funds for a specific purpose

  Example: "The President raised several million dollars for his college"

• verb:   invigorate or heighten
• verb:   bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project

  Example: "Raised edges"

• verb:   multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
• verb:   establish radio communications with

  Example: "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"

• verb:   activate or stir up

  Example: "Raise a mutiny"

• verb:   cause to be heard or known; express or utter

  Example: "Raise a shout"

• verb:   pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth

  Example: "Raise your `o'"

• verb:   put forward for consideration or discussion

  Example: "Raise the question of promotions"

• verb:   bet more than the previous player
• verb:   in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
• verb:   raise the level or amount of something

  Example: "Raise my salary"

• verb:   evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic

  Example: "Raise the specter of unemployment"

• verb:   construct, build, or erect

  Example: "Raise a barn"

• verb:   create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise

  Example: "Raise hell"

• verb:   raise from a lower to a higher position

  Example: "Raise your hands"

• verb:   cause to puff up with a leaven
• verb:   bring up

  Example: "Raise a family"

• verb:   put an end to

  Example: "Raise a siege"

• verb:   raise in rank or condition
• verb:   cause to become alive again

  Example: "Raise from the dead"

• verb:   cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

  Example: "We raise hogs here"

• verb:   move upwards
• verb:   increase
• verb:   cause to assemble or enlist in the military

  Example: "Raise an army"

• verb:   give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
• verb:   call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

  Example: "Raise a smile"