"uprising" in the noun sense

1. rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising

organized opposition to authority a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

"uprising" in the verb sense

1. originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow

come into existence take on form or shape

"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"

2. uprise

ascend as a sound

"The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"

3. bristle, uprise, stand up

rise up as in fear

"The dog's fur bristled"

"It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

4. arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up

rise to one's feet

"The audience got up and applauded"

5. rise, come up, uprise, ascend

come up, of celestial bodies

"The sun also rises"

"The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."

"Jupiter ascends"

6. rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise

move upward

"The fog lifted"

"The smoke arose from the forest fire"

"The mist uprose from the meadows"

7. resurrect, rise, uprise

return from the dead

"Christ is risen!"

"The dead are to uprise"

8. get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise

get up and out of bed

"I get up at 7 A.M. every day"

"They rose early"

"He uprose at night"

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