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rise up 1. to come up; to ascend. The water is rising up fast. You had better get to higher ground. As the water rose up, it covered the fields and streets. 2. to get up from lying down. The deer rose up and darted off into the woods. I rose up and brushed my clothing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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--and you rise up from table virtually governor of the glorious old State But, suppose we should rise up tomorrow and emancipate, who would educate these millions, and teach them how to use their freedom? And he is upon the whole of a fixed opinion that to give the sanction of his countenance to any complaints respecting it would be to encourage some person in the lower classes to rise up somewhere--like Wat Tyler. |
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