What is the meaning of Raise?

To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.

To cause something to come to the surface of water.

To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.

To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.

To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.

To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.

To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.

To emboss (sheet metal), or to form it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.

To create, increase or develop.

To collect or amass.

To call up the forces of, to raise the troops from.

To bring up; to grow.

To promote.

To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.

To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).

To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.

To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).

To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.

To exponentiate, to involute.

To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.

To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.

To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.

To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).

To open, initiate.

Ellipsis of pay raise.: an increase in wages or salary.

A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.

A bet that increases the previous bet.

A shaft or a winze that is dug from below, for purposes such as ventilation, local extraction of ore, or exploration.

A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.

A cairn or pile of stones.

Alternative form of reys

Source: wiktionary.org