1To deep-fry — to cook food by frying it in hot oil (e.g., tempura, fried chicken).
母は夕食に天ぷらを揚げた。
My mother fried tempura for dinner.
フライパンで油を熱してから、唐揚げを揚げる。
Heat oil in the frying pan, then deep-fry the karaage.
油で揚げると食べ物がカリッとする。
When you deep-fry it, the food becomes crispy.
このお店は魚介類を新鮮なうちに揚げて提供している。
This restaurant deep-fries seafood while it's still fresh and serves it right away.
2To launch or hoist something upward — to set off fireworks, hoist a flag, or let a kite fly.
夏祭りの夜、花火を揚げる予定だ。
They plan to set off fireworks on the night of the summer festival.
式典で国旗を高く揚げた。
They hoisted the national flag high at the ceremony.
子どもたちが公園で凧を揚げている。
Children are flying kites in the park.
3To summon or call in an entertainer, such as a geisha, to a banquet — a somewhat old-fashioned expression for bringing someone in to entertain guests.
宴席に芸者を揚げて、歌と踊りでもてなした。
They called in geishas to entertain the banquet with songs and dances.
主人は座敷に芸妓を揚げるよう仲居に指示した。
The host instructed the attendant to summon a geiko to the tatami room.
4To haul something up out of the water and onto land — used for pulling in a fishing net or bringing a boat ashore.
漁師たちは網を揚げると大量の魚が入っていた。
When the fishermen hauled up the net, it contained a large catch.
古い船体を浜に揚げて修理する予定だ。
They plan to beach the old hull and repair it.
5To draw up or absorb water — to pump water up from a well, or for a plant to draw water up through its roots.
井戸からバケツで水を揚げた。
They drew water from the well with a bucket.
農家は田に水を揚げるためにポンプを使った。
The farmers used a pump to draw water into the rice fields.