Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rise_up

3 senses of rise up

Sense 1
surface, come up, rise up, rise -- (come to the surface)
       => ascend, go up -- (travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope")

Sense 2
rebel, arise, rise, rise up -- (take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance)
       => protest, resist, dissent -- (express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country")

Sense 3
rear, rise up -- (stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror")
       => straighten -- (get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered")