Synonyms

1. lift
2. heave

Sentence Examples

1. His mouth hovers above me, and I raise my head to meet his lips.
2. They put their own lives aside to raise the children they brought into the world.
3. How could she be expected to raise a child in this world alone?
4. I raise my flashlight slowly, trying to keep the beam steady from all my shaking.
5. A close relationship between the two of them would raise eyebrows, and neither of them could afford that.
6. He can raise a fair force to fight with him, he has support of Carew and the Duke of Suffolk, who between them can provide a good number of men to champion your cause.
7. I crossed the car park quickly, in time to see a pale-looking supervisor raise his communicator and project his voice across the crowd.
8. I heard him raise the whip, but the lashing never came.
9. A hand behind his head, he helped him raise himself so he could sip from the cup.
10. Find a child, a child whose mother and father have been killed and raise him as your own.