Word Definition

Raising

  1. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
  2. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.
  3. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising.
  4. of Raise