| v. i. | 1. | To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon. |
| 2. | To have an upward direction or inclination. | |
| n. | 1. | The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. |
| Verb | 1. | uprise - 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. | uprise - rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" | |
| 4. | uprise - rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" | |
| 5. | uprise - come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" | |
| 6. | uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" | |
| 7. | uprise - return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" | |
| 8. | uprise - get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" |