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- DictionaryLift/lift/
verb
- 1. raise to a higher position or level: "he lifted his trophy over his head"
- 2. pick up and move to a different position: "he lifted her down from the pony's back"
noun
- 1. a device incorporating a moving cable for carrying people, typically skiers, up or down a mountain.
- 2. an act of lifting: "weightlifters attempting a particularly heavy lift"
The meaning of LIFT is to raise from a lower to a higher position : elevate. How to use lift in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lift.
LIFT definition: 1. to move something from a lower to a higher position: 2. to win a race or competition in which…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist. Synonyms: elevate. Antonyms: lower. to raise or direct upward: to lift one's head. He lifted his arm in a gesture of farewell; to lift one's head.
LIFT meaning: 1. to move something from a lower to a higher position: 2. to win a race or competition in which…. Learn more.
1. to rise or cause to rise upwards from the ground or another support to a higher place: to lift a sack. 2. to move or cause to move upwards: to lift one's eyes. 3. ( tr) to take hold of in order to carry or remove: to lift something down from a shelf.
To lift something is to pick it up, or raise it in the air. You'll need to lift a flag before you start waving it. You can lift things literally, like when you lift your cat in the air to save it from your dog's slobbery tongue, or lift your glass for a New Year's Eve toast.
If something gives you a lift, it gives you a feeling of greater confidence, energy, or enthusiasm. [informal] My selection for the team has given me a tremendous lift. Synonyms: boost, encouragement, stimulus, reassurance More Synonyms of lift.
Definition of lift verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to put something or someone in a higher position: Could you help me lift this table, please? She lifted the baby up and put him in his chair. He lifted his glass to his lips. Fewer examples. You're not supposed to lift heavy weights after an operation. Bend your knees when lifting heavy objects. She lifted the books onto the table.
An organized effort or a flight transporting supplies or people by airplane; an airlift. Lifting power or influence. The extent or height to which something is raised or rises; the amount of elevation. To increase the range of artillery fire by elevating the muzzle of a piece.
