transitive. To cause (a person) to stand; to raise (a person) (up), esp. after a fall; to lift up (the head). Obsolete.

transitive. To raise to an upright or vertical position; to erect. Also reflexive, figurative, and in figurative context.

To raise, set upright (the body, oneself, etc.); to rear (a standard). Also figurative.

transitive. To lift or raise abruptly, assertively, jauntily, etc.; to prick up; to thrust out. Also figurative: to arouse, enliven. Frequently with…

transitive. To raise or prick up. Cf. perk, v.2 2c. Obsolete.