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- DictionaryLift/lift/
verb
- 1. raise to a higher position or level: "he lifted his trophy over his head" Similar raisehoistheavehaul upupliftheftboostraise up/aloftupraiseelevatethrusthold highbear aloftpick upgrabtake upscoop upgather upsnatch upwinch upjack uplever upcarrymanhandleinformal:humprare:upheaveimproveboostenhancemake betterinvigoraterevitalizeupgradeameliorateOpposite dropput downworsenimpair
- ▪ move (one's eyes or face) to face upward and look at someone or something: "he lifted his eyes from the paper for an instant"
- ▪ move upward; be raised: "Thomas's eyelids drowsily lifted"
- ▪ (of a cloud, fog, etc.) move upward or away: "the factory smoke hung low, never lifted" Similar clearrisedispersedissipatedisappearvanishdissolvebe dispelledthin outscatterOpposite appear
- ▪ increase the volume or pitch of (one's voice): "Willie sang boldly, lifting up his voice" Similar amplifyraisemake louderloudenincreaseOpposite softenquiet
- ▪ increase (a price or amount): "higher than expected oil prices lifted Oklahoma's revenue"
- ▪ hit or kick (a ball) high into the air.
- ▪ perform cosmetic surgery on (part of the body) to reduce sagging: "surgeons lift and remove excess skin from the face and neck"
- 2. pick up and move to a different position: "he lifted her down from the pony's back"
- ▪ transport by air: "a helicopter lifted 11 crew members to safety from the ship" Similar airlifttransport by airtransportmovetransferflyconveyshift
- ▪ enable (someone or something) to escape from an unpleasant situation: "two billion barrels of oil that could lift this nation out of chronic poverty" Similar improveboostenhancemake betterinvigoraterevitalizeupgradeameliorateOpposite worsenimpair
- 3. raise (a person's spirits or confidence); encourage or cheer: "we heard inspiring talks that lifted our spirits" Similar boostraisebuoy upelevategive a lift tocheer upperk upenlivenupliftbrighten uplightenginger upgladdenencouragestimulatearousereviverestoreinformal:buck upjazz upOpposite subdue
- ▪ (of a person's mood) become happier: "suddenly his heart lifted and he could have wept with relief"
- 4. formally remove or end (a legal restriction, decision, or ban): "the European Community lifted its oil embargo against South Africa" Similar cancelraiseremovewithdrawrevokerescindannulvoiddiscontinuecountermandrelaxendstopterminateOpposite establishimpose
- 5. carry off or win (a prize or event): "she staged a magnificent comeback to lift the British Open title"
- ▪ use (a person's work or ideas) without permission or acknowledgment; plagiarize: "this is a hackneyed adventure lifted straight from a vintage Lassie episode" Similar plagiarizepiratecopyreproducepoachstealborrowinformal:cribrip offpinchnick
- ▪ steal (something, especially a minor item of property): informal "he had been caught lifting a coat from a department store" Similar stealthieverobpilferpurloinpocketsnatchtakeappropriateabstracthelp oneself toinformal:swipenabfilchsnaffleblagwalk off withliberaterip something offpinchnickhalf-inchwhipknock offtrouserglomtief
noun
- 1. a device incorporating a moving cable for carrying people, typically skiers, up or down a mountain.
- ▪ a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels; an elevator. British Similar elevatorhoistpaternoster (lift)dumb waiter
- ▪ a built-up heel or device worn in a boot or shoe to make the wearer appear taller or to correct shortening of a leg.
- 2. an act of lifting: "weightlifters attempting a particularly heavy lift" Similar pushhoistheavethrustshoveuplifta helping hand
- ▪ a rise in price or amount: "the company has already produced a 10 percent lift in profits"
- ▪ an instance of stealing or plagiarizing something. informal
- ▪ an upward force that counteracts the force of gravity, produced by changing the direction and speed of a moving stream of air: "it had separate engines to provide lift and generate forward speed"
- ▪ the maximum weight that an aircraft can raise.
- 3. a free ride in another person's vehicle: "Miss Green is giving me a lift back to school" Similar car rideriderundrivetransportationjourneyinformal:hitch
- 4. a feeling of encouragement or increased cheerfulness: "winning this game has given everyone on the team a lift" Similar boostfillippick-me-upstimulusimpetusencouragementspurreassuranceaidhelppushimprovementenhancementupgradingameliorationinformal:shot in the armOpposite discouragement
Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse lypta, of Germanic origin; related to loft.
Derivatives
- 1. liftable adjective
- 2. lifter noun
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