upraised

upraised
Lifted, raised, held high.

He stood there, with upraised glass, waiting for others to join him in a toast; holding the glass as though it were his upraised sword, challenging others to show disprespoect to one he honored.


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  • upraised — [[t]ʌ̱pre͟ɪzd[/t]] ADJ If your hand or an object is upraised, you are holding it up in the air. A soldier stood on the centre line of the road, his arm upraised. ...the landlady s upraised glass …   English dictionary

  • upraised — adjective held up in the air (Freq. 2) stood with arms upraised her upraised flag • Syn: ↑lifted • Similar to: ↑raised …   Useful english dictionary

  • upraised — adj. Upraised is used with these nouns: ↑arm …   Collocations dictionary

  • upraised — up|raised [ ʌp reızd ] adjective held in a higher position than usual: She stood before them with arms upraised …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • upraised — UK [ʌpˈreɪzd] / US adjective held in a higher position than usual She stood before them with arms upraised …   English dictionary

  • upraised — Synonyms and related words: bolt upright, downright, elevated, erect, exalted, high, lifted, lofty, on stilts, raised, rampant, rearing, stand up, standing up, stilted, sublime, upcast, upended, upflung, uplifted, upreared, upright, upstanding,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • upraised — up|raised [ˌʌpˈreızd] adj formal raised or lifted up used especially about someone s hand or arm …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • upraised — v. raise up, lift up, elevate; encourage, hearten …   English contemporary dictionary

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