Meaning of 'lift'

noun

the act of raising something

Example: "I responded with a lift of my eyebrow."

Synonyms: heave

noun

a ride in a car

Example: "They gave me a lift home."

noun

transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

Synonyms: airlift

noun

plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face

Synonyms: nip and tuck face lift facelift face lifting cosmetic surgery rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty

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

Synonyms: elevator

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

Synonyms: ski tow ski lift

noun

a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

Synonyms: rise

noun

the event of something being raised upward

Synonyms: raising elevation

noun

the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

Synonyms: aerodynamic lift

verb

perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

Synonyms: face-lift

verb

remove from a surface

Example: "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"

verb

take off or away by decreasing

Example: "lift the pressure"

verb

remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

Example: "lift the tulip bulbs"

verb

remove (hair) by scalping

verb

put an end to

Example: "lift a ban"

Synonyms: raise end snuff out extinguish

verb

rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

Example: "The floor is lifting slowly"

verb

raise in rank or condition

Example: "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

Synonyms: raise

verb

invigorate or heighten

Example: "lift my spirits"

Synonyms: raise

verb

call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

verb

cancel officially

Synonyms: overturn

verb

make audible

Example: "I lifted a war whoop."

verb

take root crops out of the ground

Example: "It's nearly time to lift the potatoes."

verb

fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

Example: "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"

Synonyms: airlift

verb

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

Synonyms: wind hoist

verb

take hold of something and move it to a different location

Example: "lift the box onto the table"

verb

move upward

Example: "The fog lifted"

Synonyms: rise arise uprise go up come up move up

verb

move upwards

Example: "lift one's eyes"

Synonyms: raise

verb

raise from a lower to a higher position

Synonyms: raise get up bring up elevate

verb

make off with belongings of others

Synonyms: pinch

verb

take illegally

Synonyms: rustle loot plunder

verb

take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech

Synonyms: plagiarise plagiarize

verb

pay off (a mortgage)

verb

rise up

Synonyms: rise rear