raise
/ɹeɪz/ noun C2- A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
- A bet that increases the previous bet.
- A shaft or a winze that is dug from below, for purposes such as ventilation, local extraction of ore, or exploration.
- A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
Plural raises
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Evidently the Munchkins were good farmers and able to raise large crops.
As soon as he could raise his axe another wolf came up, and he also fell under the sharp edge of the Tin Woodman’s weapon.
“I couldn’t raise it until they went.
Approaching them, he said, “What a clamor you would raise if I were to do as you are doing!”
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