lift

/lˈɪft/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

raise from a lower to a higher position
“Raise your hands”
take hold of something and move it to a different location
“lift the box onto the table”
move upwards
“lift one's eyes”
move upward
“The fog lifted”
make audible
“He lifted a war whoop”
cancel officially
“He revoked the ban on smoking”
make off with belongings of others
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
“hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car”
invigorate or heighten
“lift my spirits”
raise in rank or condition
“The new law lifted many people from poverty”
take off or away by decreasing
“lift the pressure”
rise up
“The building rose before them”

noun

the act of giving temporary assistance
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
the event of something being raised upward
“an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon”
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
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
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”
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
a ride in a car
“he gave me a lift home”
the act of raising something
“he responded with a lift of his eyebrow”

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