1. to rise up or lift up; to raise upright
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘uprear’

Examples

• The horse uprears on its hind legs when startled.
• The mountain uprears majestically from the valley floor.
• The statue uprears twenty feet into the sky.
• The cobra uprears its head in a threatening display.
• The tower uprears above the surrounding buildings.
• The wave uprears before crashing onto the shore.