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lift (n.)
1.the act of raising something"he responded with a lift of his eyebrow" "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
2.a ride in a car"he gave me a lift home"
3.transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
4.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"some actresses have more than one face lift"
5.the act of giving temporary assistance
6.one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
7.a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
8.a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
9.the event of something being raised upward"an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon" "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
10.the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
11.(British)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
12.(ellipsis)a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
lift (v. trans.)
1.perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
2.remove from a surface"the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
3.take off or away by decreasing"lift the pressure"
4.remove from a seedbed or from a nursery"lift the tulip bulbs"
5.remove (hair) by scalping
6.put an end to"lift a ban" "raise a siege"
7.rise upward, as from pressure or moisture"The floor is lifting slowly"
8.raise in rank or condition"The new law lifted many people from poverty"
9.invigorate or heighten"lift my spirits" "lift his ego"
10.call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
11.cancel officially"He revoked the ban on smoking" "lift an embargo" "vacate a death sentence"
12.make audible"He lifted a war whoop"
13.take (root crops) out of the ground"lift potatoes"
14.fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means"Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
15.raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help"hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
16.take hold of something and move it to a different location"lift the box onto the table"
17.move upward"The fog lifted" "The smoke arose from the forest fire" "The mist uprose from the meadows"
18.move upwards"lift one's eyes"
19.raise from a lower to a higher position"Raise your hands" "Lift a load"
20.make off with belongings of others
21.take illegally"rustle cattle"
22.take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
23.pay off (a mortgage)
24.rise up"The building rose before them"
lift
1.a positive motivational influence
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Merriam Webster
LiftLift (lĭft), n. [AS. lyft air. See Loft.] The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament. [Obs. or Scot.]
LiftLift (lĭft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lifting.] [Icel. lypta, fr. lopt air; akin to Sw. lyfta to lift, Dan. löfte, G. lüften; -- prop., to raise into the air. See Loft, and cf. 1st Lift.]
1. To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support or holding in the higher place; -- said of material things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair or a burden.
2. To raise, elevate, exalt, improve, in rank, condition, estimation, character, etc.; -- often with up.
The Roman virtues lift up mortal man. Addison.
Lest, being lifted up with pride. 1 Tim. iii. 6.
3. To bear; to support. [Obs.] Spenser.
4. To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
5. [Perh. a different word, and akin to Goth. hliftus thief, hlifan to steal, L. clepere, Gr. kle`ptein. Cf. Shoplifter.] To steal; to carry off by theft (esp. cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle.
☞ In old writers, lift is sometimes used for lifted.
He ne'er lift up his hand but conquered. Shak.
To lift up, to raise or elevate; in the Scriptures, specifically, to elevate upon the cross. John viii. 28. -- To lift up the eyes. To look up; to raise the eyes, as in prayer. Ps. cxxi. 1. -- To lift up the feet, to come speedily to one's relief. Ps. lxxiv. 3. -- To lift up the hand. (a) To take an oath. Gen. xiv. 22. (b) To pray. Ps. xxviii. 2. (c) To engage in duty. Heb. xii. 12. -- To lift up the hand against, to rebel against; to assault; to attack; to injure; to oppress. Job xxxi. 21. -- To lift up one's head, to cause one to be exalted or to rejoice. Gen. xl. 13. Luke xxi. 28. -- To lift up the heel against, to treat with insolence or unkindness. John xiii.18. -- To lift up the voice, to cry aloud; to call out. Gen. xxi. 16.
LiftLift (lĭft), v. i.
1. To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
Strained by lifting at a weight too heavy. Locke.
2. To rise; to become or appear raised or elevated; as, the fog lifts; the land lifts to a ship approaching it.
3. [See Lift, v. t., 5.] To steal; also, to live by theft. Spenser.
LiftLift, n.
1. Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted.
2. The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift. Bacon.
3. Help; assistance, as by lifting. Hence: A ride in a vehicle, given by the vehicle's owner to another person as a favor -- usually in “give a lift” or “got a lift”; as, to give one a lift in a wagon; Jack gave me a lift into town. [Colloq.]
The goat gives the fox a lift. L'Estrange.
4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifted; as: (a) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter. [Chiefly Brit.] (b) An exercising machine.
5. A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals.
6. A lift gate. See Lift gate, below. [Prov. Eng.]
7. (Naut.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
8. (Mach.) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
9. (Shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel.
10. (Horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given. Saunier.
11. A brightening of the spirits; encouragement; as, the campaign workers got a lift from the President's endorsement.
Dead lift. See under Dead. Swift. -- Lift bridge, a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside. -- Lift gate, a gate that is opened by lifting. -- Lift hammer. See Tilt hammer. -- Lift lock, a canal lock. -- Lift pump, a lifting pump. -- Lift tenter (Windmills), a governor for regulating the speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery according to the speed. -- Lift wall (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the lock.
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⇨ definición de lift (Wikipedia)
lift
encouragement, incentive, inducement, motivator, ski tow, stimulation
lift (n.)
aerodynamic lift, air bridge, cosmetic surgery, elevation, facelift, face lift, face lifting, heave, lifting, lifting up, nip and tuck, raise, raising, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, rise, airlift (abstract)
lift (v.)
dig up, elevate, eradicate, exalt, filch, grub out, grub up, haul up, heave, hoist, hoist up, lift up, make away with, make off with, nick, pick up, pilfer, pinch, pull up, raise, raise up, rescind, revoke, set up, set up right, steal, swipe, take up, uproot
lift (v. trans.)
abrogate, abstract, airlift, annul, arise, bring up, cabbage, come up, countermand, elevate, face-lift, get up, go up, hoist, hook, move up, nobble, overrule, overturn, pirate, plagiarize, put up, quash, raise, rear, repeal, reverse, revoke, rifle, rise, rob, rustle, snarf, sneak, steal, subtract, uprise, vacate, wind, filch (colloquial), nick (colloquial, spéc. anglais britannique), nullify (jurisprudence), pilfer (à~from), pinch (colloquial), plagiarise (British), purloin (literary), rescind (jurisprudence), snatch (colloquial), snatch away from (colloquial), snatch from (colloquial), swipe (colloquial), take from under s.o.'s nose (colloquial)
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lift (v. trans.)
↘ abductor, abolishable, abrogation, annullable, annulment, elevation, elevator, hoist, hostage taker, irrevocable, irrevokable, kidnaper, kidnapper, lifting up, light-fingered, literary pirate, petty thief, pilferer, pilfering, piracy, pirate, plagiarisation, plagiariser, plagiarism, plagiarist, plagiarization, plagiarizer, plagiarizing, plagiary, raising, repeal, repealable, rescission, retraction, revocation, snatcher, sneak thief, snitcher, sticky-fingered, theft prone, thieving, thievish, unrepealable, vacation, withdrawal ↗ invalid, nugatory, null and void, void ≠ bring down, come down, descend, fall, get down, go down, let down, lower, take down
lift
⇨ Alpine lift • Face Lift • T-bar lift • aerodynamic lift • baby-lift • bumper lift • chair lift • colony lift • direct lift control • face lift • face-lift • fireman's lift • fork lift • fork lift truck • fork-lift • fork-lift truck • fork-lift truck operator • frost lift • gas lift • goods lift • high lift device • hitch a lift • hitch a lift/ride • lift bridge • lift cage • lift off • lift off its hinges • lift out • lift pump • lift shaft • lift truck • lift up • lift-off • lift-on • passenger lift • plaque lift • ski lift • strain o.s. trying to lift sth. • surface lift • top lift • weight-lift
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lift (n.)
erection[Classe]
action de porter (fr)[Classe]
action d'élever ou fait de s'élever (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
(come up; mount; climb; move up; go up; go upwards; move upwards; rise; ascend)[termes liés]
actuation, propulsion[Hyper.]
bring up, elevate, get up, lift, put up, raise - arise, get up, rise, stand up, uprise[Nominalisation]
hoist, lift, wind - heave, heave up, heft, heft up - lift, raise[Dérivé]
lift (n.)
drive, ride[Hyper.]
lift (n.)
lift (n.)
action d'enlever (fr)[Classe...]
traitement du visage (fr)[ClasseParExt.]
(pucker; line; wrinkle)[termes liés]
opération de chirurgie esthétique (fr)[DomainRegistre]
dérider (fr)[Nominalisation]
lift (n.)
lift (n.) [British]
lifting appliance; hoist[Classe]
ascenseur (fr)[Thème]
lift (n.)
bed, layer[Hyper.]
heel[Desc]
lift (n.)
lift (n.) [ellipsis]
lift (n.)
lift (n.)
mouvement ascendant (fr)[Classe]
esprit de l'homme (fr)[termes liés]
lift (n.)
aerodynamic force[Hyper.]
lift (v.)
cesser d'être, d'exister (fr)[Classe]
lift (v. tr.)
lift (v. tr.)
lift (v. tr.)
lift (v. tr.)
lift (v. tr.)
scalp[Hyper.]
lift (v. tr.)
lift (v. tr.)
buckle, heave, warp[Hyper.]
lift (v. tr.)
améliorer les mœurs (fr)[Classe]
lift (v. tr.)
lift (v. tr.)
call, send for, summon[Hyper.]
lift (v. tr.)
cancel, strike down[Hyper.]
nugatory[Rendre+Attrib.]
abrogation, annulment, repeal, retraction, revocation, vacation, withdrawal - recission, rescission - vacation - annulment, rescission, revocation - change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnabout, turnaround - countermand, counter order, counter-order - contrary, opposite, reverse - reversible[Dérivé]
lift (v. tr.)
lift (v. tr.)
lift (v. tr.)
fly[Hyper.]
air bridge, airlift, lift[Dérivé]
lift (v. tr.)
lift (v. tr.)
displace, move, rehang, shunt[Hyper.]
lift (v. tr.)
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lift (v. tr.)
soulever (fr)[Classe]
displace, move, rehang, shunt[Hyper.]
elevation, heave, lift, lifting, lifting up, raise, raising - air bridge, airlift, lift - elevator, hoist, lift - lift - lift, ski lift, ski tow - altitude, elevation - lift, rise - elevation, lift, raising - acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade - elevation, natural elevation - lifter, weightlifter, weight lifter, weight-lifter[Dérivé]
arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise[Cause]
bring, convey, take[Analogie]
lift (v. tr.)
voler (prendre à autrui) (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
make away with, make off with, mug - rustle, steal[Hyper.]
petty larceny, pilferage, pilfering, rapine - booster, lifter, shoplifter - dampener pan roller, fountain roller, petty thief, pilferer, sneak thief, snitcher, water fountain roller - boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dosh, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, note, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum[Dérivé]
lift (v. tr.)
voler (prendre à autrui) (fr)[Classe]
rustle, steal[Hyper.]
rustling - cattle thief, rustler[Dérivé]
lift (v. tr.)
imiter (fr)[Classe...]
lift (v. tr.)
lift (v. tr.)
appear, look, look to, seem[Hyper.]
rise, rising slope, upgrade[Dérivé]
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