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uprise

up·rise [ up rz ]


intransitive verb  (past up·rose [ up rṓz ], past participle up·ris·en [ up rízz'n ], present participle up·ris·ing, 3rd person present singular up·ris·es)
Definition:
 
1. rise up: to stand or get up ( literary or archaic )

2. move upward: to stand, go, or move in an upward direction ( literary or archaic )

3. appear: to rise up or come into view from below a horizon



noun  (plural up·ris·es)
Definition:
 
upward slope: an upward slope or incline

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