1. (

• ascent ,
• acclivity ,
• rise ,
• raise ,
• climb ,
• upgrade

) an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" ;

2. (

• rise ,
• rising ,
• ascent ,
• ascension

) a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" ;

3. (

• rise ,
• ascent ,
• ascension ,
• ascending

) the act of changing location in an upward direction ;