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uprear

 
Dictionary: up·rear   (ŭp-rîr') pronunciation

v., -reared, -rear·ing, -rears.

v.tr.
To raise or lift up.

v.intr.
To rise up: The stallion upreared on its hind legs.


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  1. To raise upright: erect, pitch, put up, raise, rear2, set up, upraise. See horizontal/vertical/change of position, rise/fall.
  2. To move (something) to a higher position: boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear2, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise. See rise/fall.

 
 
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