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English Definitions
lift
N
the act of giving temporary assistance
lift
N
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
lift
N
the event of something being raised upward
lift
N
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
lift
N
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
lift
N
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
lift
N
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
lift
N
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
lift
N
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
lift
N
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
lift
N
the act of raising something
lift
V
raise from a lower to a higher position
lift
V
take hold of something and move it to a different location
lift
V
make off with belongings of others
lift
V
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
lift
V
invigorate or heighten
lift
V
raise in rank or condition
lift
V
take off or away by decreasing
lift
V
pay off (a mortgage)
lift
V
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
lift
V
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
lift
V
take (root crops) out of the ground
lift
V
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
lift
V
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
lift
V
remove (hair) by scalping
lift
V
remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
lift
V
remove from a surface
lift
V
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
N
a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
V
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
N
pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up
lift up
V
take and lift upward
lift up
V
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
lifted
held up in the air
lifter
N
an athlete who lifts barbells
lifter
N
a thief who steals goods that are in a store
N
a device for lifting heavy loads
N
a man employed to operate an elevator
liftoff
N
the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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