Raise a hand against
Also, lift one’s hand against. Threaten to hit or actually hit, as in She’s never raised a hand against the children. [ First half of 1500s ]
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- Raise an objection
Protest, as in I’ll raise no objections to your proposed bill if you promise to support me next time. The use of raise in the sense of “bring up” or “mention” dates from the mid-1600s.
- Raise a stink
verb phrase raise cain: I didn’t even raise a stink when Bradley’s stylist guy came over [1970s+; kick up a stink is found by 1948; stink, ”fuss, disturbance,” is found by 1812] see: make a stink
- Raised beach
noun 1. a wave-cut platform raised above the shoreline by a relative fall in the water level
- Raised
[reyzd] /reɪzd/ adjective 1. fashioned or made as a surface design in relief. 2. Cookery. made light by the use of yeast or other ferment but not with baking powder, soda, or the like. [reyz] /reɪz/ verb (used with object), raised, raising. 1. to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one’s […]
- Railage
[rey-lij] /ˈreɪ lɪdʒ/ noun 1. an amount charged for transporting goods by .