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rising in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. sloping upward
    acclivitous  rising  uphill 
  2. coming to maturity
    "the rising generation"
    emerging  rising 
  3. advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
    "a rising trend"; "a rising market"
    rising 
  4. newly come into prominence
    "a rising young politician"
    rising 
noun
  1. a movement upward
    "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
    rise  rising  ascent  ascension 
  2. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
    rebellion  insurrection  revolt  rising  uprising 
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