1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Raise.

2. (n.) The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.

3. (n.) Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising.

4. (n.) The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.