3. Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of active life; as, the rising generation.
RISING
Ris"ing, prep.
Defn: More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six years of age. [Colloq. & Low, U.S.]
RISING
Ris"ing, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).
2. That which rises; a tumor; a boil. Lev. xiii. 10. Rising main (Waterworks), the pipe through which water from an engine is delivered to an elevated reservoir.
RISK Risk, n. Etym: [F. risque; cf. It. risco, risico, rischio, Pg. risco, Sp. riesgo, and also Sp. risco a steep rock; all probably fr. L. resceare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut; — the word having been probably first used among sailors. See Section.]
1. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction. The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a risk which has shaken very strong nerves. Macaulay.
2. (Com.)
Defn: Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property. To run a risk, to incur hazard; to encounter danger.