1. Verb form
of Raise
2. Noun
The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.
3. Noun
Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising.
4. Noun
The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
5. Noun
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
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