English > rising: 6 senses > noun 1, event| Meaning | A movement upward. |
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| Synonyms | rise, ascent, ascension |
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| Narrower | climb, climbing, mounting | An event that involves rising to a higher point / point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
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| elevation, lift, raising | The event of something being raised upward |
| heave, heaving | An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) |
| liftoff | The initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad |
| rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom | A rapid rise |
| takeoff | The initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne |
| upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust | (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) |
| uplifting | The rise of something |
| Broader | change of location, travel | A movement through space that changes the location of something |
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| Opposite | fall | A movement downward |
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| Spanish | ascensión, ascenso, subida |
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| Catalan | ascens, pujada |
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| Verbs | rise | move upward |
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English > rising: 6 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another. |
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| Synonyms | rebellion, insurrection, revolt, uprising |
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| Instances | Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Mutiny | discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858 |
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| Peasant's Revolt, Great Revolt | A widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people / people of England |
| Narrower | insurgency, insurgence | An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict |
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| intifada, intifadah | An uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000 |
| mutiny | open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) |
| Broader | conflict, struggle, battle | An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |
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| Spanish | alzamiento, insurgencia, insurrección, levantamiento, rebelión, revuelta, solevamiento, sublevación, sublevamiento |
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| Catalan | aixecament, alçament, insurrecció, rebel·lió, revolta, sollevament |
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| Verbs | rise | take part in a rebellion |
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