Raises
'raises' is the definition.
('rear' can be a synonym of 'raise')
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(Other definitions for rears that I've seen before include "Back ends" , "Sets up" , "Fosters, brings up" , "Raises" , "bucks" .)
'raises' is the definition.
(hiking is a kind of raising)
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(Other definitions for hikes that I've seen before include "Raises" , "Long walks" , "Tramps" .)
'raises' is the definition.
(lifting is a kind of raising)
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(Other definitions for lifts that I've seen before include "Hoists" , "Elevates or elevators" , "Picks up" , "free transport" , "They're elevators in America" .)
'raises' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
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(Other definitions for ups that I've seen before include "High points" , "Gains and losses - . . . and downs" , "successes" , "Raises" , "Positive phases of the cycle" .)
'raises' is the definition.
(hoisting is a kind of raising)
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(Other definitions for hoists that I've seen before include "Lifts with ropes and pulley" , "Raises or hauls up" , "Lifting devices" , "Lifts with a crane" .)
'raises' is the definition.
(boosting is a kind of raising)
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(Other definitions for boosts that I've seen before include "Pushes or thrusts upward like a rocket" , "Increases or improves" , "Pushes or shoves upward" , "Pushes upwards or promotes" , "Pushes or thrusts upwards, say a rocket" .)