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Definition of "rise up" [rise up]

  • To rebel (verb)
  • To rise to the surface (verb)
  • To rear (verb)

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Use "rise up" in a sentence
  • "Antiochus outlawed Jewish worship and defiled the Holy of Holies, prompting even the most accommodating Jews to rise up against him."
  • "Rear Admiral John Poindexter was the first and only national security adviser to rise up from the trenches."
  • "But then the Nasat saw one of the other runners rise up alongside the missile and pull in closer."