increasing in position, rank etc; developing; growing
climbing
Cases of word usage
1) describing a situation when prices are rising (bullish)
2) (in Christianity) the rising of Jesus from the tomb; a revival after disuse, inactivity etc (resurrection)
3) a slanting line, position or direction; an area of rising or falling ground (slope)
4) a building etc for the performance of plays, for dramatic events etc; a room with seats in rows rising one behind another for lectures, scientific demonstrations etc (theatre)
5) one of a set of rows (especially of seats) parallel to and rising one above another, e.g. in a theatre or stadium (tier)