raising
noun/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/
Etymology Inherited from Middle English reysynge; equivalent to raise + -ing.
11 senses
- 1Elevation.
- 2Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and…
- 3Recruitment.
- 4Collection or gathering, especially of money.
- 5The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.
- 6The movement of an argument from an embedded or…
- 7A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes…
- 8The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it…
- 9The substance used to make bread rise.
- 10The process of deepening colours in dyeing.
- 11The action of placing something at a higher level.
Elevation.
Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
- cattle raising
Recruitment.
Collection or gathering, especially of money.
US The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.
- to help at a raising
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause.
Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes higher or raised, meaning that the tongue becomes more elevated or positioned closer to the roof of the mouth than before.
The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
The substance used to make bread rise.
The process of deepening colours in dyeing.
The action of placing something at a higher level.
- Contracts for the raising of 16 other bridges have been let.1957 October 23, “Notes and News: Manchester-Crewe Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 734:
- Derived terms
- barnraising, childraising, cropraising, fundraising, hellraising, houseraising, stockraising
- Related terms
- barn raising, Canadian raising, consciousness-raising, don't get above your raising, eyebrow-raising, fire-raising, fireraising, fund-raising, hair raising, hair-raising, negative raising, NEG-raising, neg-raising, net-raising, raising agent, raising board, raising gig, raising piece, raising plate, raising sim, revenue raising, self-raising, self-raising flour