uprising : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: uprising	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for uprising
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uprising n organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another Synonym(s): rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uprising \Upris"ing\, n. 1. Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent. [bd]The steep uprising* of the hill.[b8] --Shak. 2. An insurrection; a popular revolt. --J. P. Peters.