lift

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[lɪft]

to rise or cause to rise upwards from the ground or another support to a higher place

to lift a sack

to move or cause to move upwards

to lift one's eyes

to take hold of in order to carry or remove

to lift something down from a shelf

to raise in status, spirituality, estimation, etc

his position lifted him from the common crowd

to revoke or rescind

to lift tax restrictions

to make or become audible or louder

to lift one's voice in song

to take (plants or underground crops) out of the ground for transplanting or harvesting

to disappear by lifting or as if by lifting

the fog lifted

to transport in a vehicle

to take unlawfully or dishonourably; steal

to make dishonest use of (another person's idea, writing, etc); plagiarize

to arrest

to perform a face-lift on

to pay off (a mortgage, etc)

the act or an instance of lifting

the power or force available or used for lifting

a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a building.US and Canadian word elevator.See chairlift .See ski lift

the distance or degree to which something is lifted

a usually free ride as a passenger in a car or other vehicle

a rise in the height of the ground

a rise in morale or feeling of cheerfulness usually caused by some specific thing or event

the force required to lift an object

a layer of the heel of a shoe, etc, or a detachable pad inside the shoe to give the wearer added height

aid; help

the thickness of ore extracted in one operation.a set of pumps used in a mine

the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on a wing, etc, at right angles to the airflow.the upward force exerted by the gas in a balloon, airship, etc

See airlift