raising

verb
/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English reysynge; equivalent to raise + -ing.

  1. inherited from reysynge

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of raise

  2. Elevation.

  3. Nurturing

    Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.

    • cattle raising
  4. + 9 more definitions
    1. Recruitment.

    2. Collection or gathering, especially of money.

    3. The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.

      • to help at a raising
    4. The movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main…

      The movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause.

    5. A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes higher or raised, meaning that the…

      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.

    6. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow…

      The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.

    7. The substance used to make bread rise.

    8. The process of deepening colours in dyeing.

    9. The action of placing something at a higher level.

      • Contracts for the raising of 16 other bridges have been let.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at raising. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at raising. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at raising

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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