uprising

uprising
n
1. rebellion, revolt, insurrection, insurgence, insurgency, revolution, outbreak, rising; mutiny; sedition, subversion, treason; riot, anarchy, civil disorder, mob law, street-fighting, fighting in the streets, turmoil, chaos, confusion, upheaval; peasant revolt, jacquerie; putsch, coup d'dtat, overthrow, takeover.
2. incline, slope, acclivity, ascent, climb, rise; upgrade, upslope, uphill, uplift, upclimb, uprise; ramp, gradient, bank, hill

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