To rise from inaction, from the peaceful, quiet, or ordinary course of life; esp. to rise in hostility or rebellion (against). Now poetic: see rise…

intransitive. To rise up (against).

intransitive. Esp. of a group of people, a district, etc.: to be roused to action against an enemy or oppressor; to rebel, take up arms. Also trans…

To make a disturbance, commotion, or tumult; to rise in revolt or insurrection. Now rare and merely contextual.

intransitive. To rise; esp. in opposition.

To rise to one's feet; to stand up. Also figurative.

intransitive. To rise in rebellion against someone; to rebel.

intransitive. Frequently with against; formerly also with †from, †to. To rise in opposition or armed resistance against an established ruler or…

intransitive. To rise up in revolt, to take up arms; to rebel against a person. Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To rise in opposition or insurrection against; to make insurrection, revolt. Obsolete.

intransitive. To abandon, desert, or become estranged from someone; to withdraw one's support or allegiance (from). Cf. to fall away 2b at phrasal…

intransitive. Originally: to cast off or change allegiance or subjection. In later use esp.: to rise in rebellion against a ruler or established…

to rise in arms: to prepare to fight for one's country, a cause, etc.; to join or form an armed force.

intransitive. To make a tumult, commotion, or disturbance; to raise an insurrection, to riot. ? Obsolete.

intransitive. To stir up a tumult; to make a disturbance or commotion; to become or be tumultuous, turbulent, agitated, or restless.

To rise in insurrection or revolt.

intransitive. To make insurrection; to rise in insurrection.

A person is also said to break into arms, to break into rebellion, to break into weeping, to break into a laugh, etc.