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Lift

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Definitions for Lift

noun
the act of giving temporary assistance
noun
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
Synonyms
aerodynamic lift
noun
the event of something being raised upward
Synonyms
elevation raising
Examples
  1. an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
  2. a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
noun
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
Synonyms
rise
noun
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
Synonyms
ski tow ski lift
noun
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
noun
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
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
Synonyms
elevator
noun
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face
Synonyms
face lift facelift face lifting cosmetic surgery rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty nip and tuck
Examples
  1. an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
  2. some actresses have more than one face lift
noun
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
Synonyms
airlift
noun
a ride in a car
Examples
  1. he gave me a lift home
noun
the act of raising something
Synonyms
raise heave
Examples
  1. he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
  2. fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
verb
raise from a lower to a higher position
Synonyms
raise elevate get up bring up
Examples
  1. Raise your hands
  2. Lift a load
verb
take hold of something and move it to a different location
Examples
  1. lift the box onto the table
verb
move upwards
Synonyms
raise
Examples
  1. lift one's eyes
verb
move upward
Synonyms
rise arise move up go up come up uprise
Examples
  1. The fog lifted
  2. The smoke arose from the forest fire
  3. The mist uprose from the meadows
verb
make audible
Examples
  1. He lifted a war whoop
verb
cancel officially
Synonyms
revoke annul countermand reverse repeal overturn rescind vacate
Examples
  1. He revoked the ban on smoking
  2. lift an embargo
  3. vacate a death sentence
verb
make off with belongings of others
Synonyms
pilfer cabbage purloin pinch abstract snarf swipe hook sneak filch nobble
verb
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
Synonyms
hoist wind
Examples
  1. hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
verb
invigorate or heighten
Synonyms
raise
Examples
  1. lift my spirits
  2. lift his ego
verb
raise in rank or condition
Synonyms
raise elevate
Examples
  1. The new law lifted many people from poverty
verb
take off or away by decreasing
Examples
  1. lift the pressure
verb
rise up
Synonyms
rise rear
Examples
  1. The building rose before them
verb
pay off (a mortgage)
verb
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech
Synonyms
plagiarize plagiarise
Examples
  1. of intellectual property
verb
take illegally
Synonyms
rustle
Examples
  1. rustle cattle
verb
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
Synonyms
airlift
Examples
  1. Food is airlifted into Bosnia
verb
take (root crops) out of the ground
Examples
  1. lift potatoes
verb
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
verb
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
Examples
  1. The floor is lifting slowly
verb
put an end to
Synonyms
raise
Examples
  1. lift a ban
  2. raise a siege
verb
remove (hair) by scalping
verb
remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
Examples
  1. lift the tulip bulbs
verb
remove from a surface
Examples
  1. the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table
verb
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
Synonyms
face-lift

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