To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself
To create, increase or develop.
We need to raise the motivation level in the company.
To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police.
From Middle English reysen, raisen, reisen, from Old Norse reisa (“to raise”), from Proto-Germanic *raisijaną, *raizijaną (“to raise”), causative form of Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), from Proto...
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A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
A cairn or pile of stones.