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lift

(l/I/ft )

noun (n)

the act of giving temporary assistance(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity(noun.phenomenon)

Synonym:
aerodynamic lift

source: wordnet30
the event of something being raised upward(noun.event)

Synonym:
elevation, raising

source: wordnet30
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground(noun.event)

Synonym:
rise

source: wordnet30
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
ski lift, ski tow

source: wordnet30
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
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(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
elevator

source: wordnet30
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(noun.act)

Example:
Some actresses have more than one face lift.

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

source: wordnet30
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)(noun.act)

Synonym:
airlift

source: wordnet30
a ride in a car(noun.act)

Example:
He gave me a lift home.

source: wordnet30
the act of raising something(noun.act)

Example:
He responded with a lift of his eyebrow.

Synonym:
heave, raise

source: wordnet30
The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.(noun)

source: webster1913
Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

raise from a lower to a higher position(verb.motion)

Example:
Lift a load.

Synonym:
bring up, elevate, get up, raise
Antonym:
bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down

source: wordnet30
take hold of something and move it to a different location(verb.contact)

Example:
Lift the box onto the table.

source: wordnet30
move upwards(verb.motion)

Example:
Lift one's eyes.

Synonym:
raise

source: wordnet30
move upward(verb.motion)

Example:
The fog lifted.

Synonym:
arise, come up, go up, move up, rise, uprise
Antonym:
come down, descend, fall, go down

source: wordnet30
make audible(verb.communication)

Example:
He lifted a war whoop.

source: wordnet30
cancel officially(verb.communication)

Example:
Lift an embargo.

Synonym:
annul, countermand, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate

source: wordnet30
make off with belongings of others(verb.possession)

Synonym:
abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe

source: wordnet30
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help(verb.contact)

Synonym:
hoist, wind

source: wordnet30
invigorate or heighten(verb.change)

Example:
Lift my spirits.
Lift his ego.

source: wordnet30
raise in rank or condition(verb.change)

Example:
The new law lifted many people from poverty.

Synonym:
elevate, raise

source: wordnet30
take off or away by decreasing(verb.change)

Example:
Lift the pressure.

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rise up(verb.stative)

Synonym:
rear, rise

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pay off (a mortgage)(verb.possession)

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take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property(verb.possession)

Synonym:
plagiarise, plagiarize

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take illegally(verb.possession)

Synonym:
rustle

source: wordnet30
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means(verb.contact)

Example:
Food is airlifted into Bosnia.

source: wordnet30
take (root crops) out of the ground(verb.contact)

Example:
Lift potatoes.

source: wordnet30
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture(verb.change)

Example:
The floor is lifting slowly.

source: wordnet30
put an end to(verb.change)

Example:
Lift a ban.

Synonym:
end, raise

source: wordnet30
remove (hair) by scalping(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
remove from a seedbed or from a nursery(verb.change)

Example:
Lift the tulip bulbs.

source: wordnet30
remove from a surface(verb.change)

Example:
The detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table.

source: wordnet30
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face(verb.body)

Synonym:
face-lift

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.(verb)

source: webster1913

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