Raise

1. To move to a higher position. Raise you hand if you agree.
2. To set in an upright position. We will raise the flagpole.
3. To awaken; arouse. That noise would awaken the dead.
4. To make contact with by radio. They couldn't raise the control tower after midnight.
5. To breed and care for until maturity. They raised cattle on their ranch.
6. To bring up; rear. They raised the six children.
7. To increase in size, quantity, or worth. She got a raise in salary.
8. In poker to increase the bet. He raised the bet by 20 dollars.
9. To cause to arise, appear, or exist. The slap raised a welt.