1. get up and out of bed
e.g. I get up at 7 A.M. every day
They rose early
He uprose at night
Synonym: get upturn outariserise
2. return from the dead
e.g. Christ is risen!
The dead are to uprise
3. move upward
e.g. The fog lifted
The smoke arose from the forest fire
The mist uprose from the meadows
Synonym: riseliftarisemove upgo upcome up
4. come up, of celestial bodies
e.g. The sun also rises
The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
Jupiter ascends
5. rise to one's feet
e.g. The audience got up and applauded
Synonym: ariseriseget upstand up
6. rise up as in fear
e.g. The dog's fur bristled
It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!
7. ascend as a sound
e.g. The choirs singing uprose and filled the church
8. come into existence
take on form or shape
e.g. A new religious movement originated in that country
a love that sprang up from friendship
the idea for the book grew out of a short story
An interesting phenomenon uprose