3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning. {Raising bee}, a bee for raising the frame of a building. See {Bee}, n., 2. [U.S.] --W. Irving. {Raising hammer}, a hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal. {Raising plate} (Carp.), the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests.