1. Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
   "Students rose up to protest unfair policies";
   - rebel, arise, rise
    
2. Come to the surface
   "Bubbles rose up from the depths";
   - surface, come up, rise
    
3. Stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
   "The horse rose up when startled by the noise";
   - rear

Derived forms: rises up, rose up, risen up, rising up

See also: come up

Type of: ascend, dissent, go up, protest, resist, straighten

Encyclopedia: Rise up, women