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lift
the act of raising something
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noun
the act of raising something
“he responded with a lift of his eyebrow”
noun
a ride in a car
“he gave me a lift home”
noun
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
noun
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
“some actresses have more than one face lift”
noun
the act of giving temporary assistance
noun
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
noun
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
noun
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
noun
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
noun
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
noun
the event of something being raised upward
“an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon”
noun
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
verb
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
verb
remove from a surface
“the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table”
verb
take off or away by decreasing
“lift the pressure”
verb
remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
“lift the tulip bulbs”
verb
remove (hair) by scalping
verb
put an end to a situation
“lift a ban”
verb
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
“The floor is lifting slowly”
verb
raise in rank or condition
“The new law lifted many people from poverty”
verb
invigorate or heighten
“lift my spirits”
verb
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
verb
cancel officially
“He revoked the ban on smoking”
verb
make audible
“He lifted a war whoop”
verb
take (root crops) out of the ground
“lift potatoes”
verb
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
“Food is airlifted into Bosnia”
verb
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
“hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car”
verb
take hold of something and move it to a different location
“lift the box onto the table”
verb
move upward
“The fog lifted”
verb
move upwards
“lift one's eyes”
verb
raise from a lower to a higher position
“Raise your hands”
verb
make off with belongings of others
verb
take illegally
“rustle cattle”
verb
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
verb
pay off (a mortgage)
verb
rise up
“The building rose before them”
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Example Sentences
he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
firemen learn several different raises for getting ladders up
he gave me a lift home
some actresses have more than one face lift
an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table
lift the pressure
lift the tulip bulbs
lift a ban
raise a siege
The floor is lifting slowly
The new law lifted many people from poverty
lift my spirits
lift his ego
He revoked the ban on smoking
lift an embargo
vacate a death sentence
He lifted a war whoop
lift potatoes
Food is airlifted into Bosnia
hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
lift the box onto the table
The fog lifted
The smoke arose from the forest fire
The mist uprose from the meadows
lift one's eyes
Raise your hands
Lift a load
rustle cattle
The building rose before them
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