lift

/lˈɪft/

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Noun
the act of giving temporary assistance
Noun
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
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the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
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a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
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a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
Noun
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
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one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
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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
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"
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transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
Noun
a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home"
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the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
Verb
raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
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take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
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move upwards; "lift one''s eyes"
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move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
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make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
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cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
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make off with belongings of others
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raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
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invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
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raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
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take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure"
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rise up; "The building rose before them"
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pay off (a mortgage)
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take without referencing from someone else''s writing or speech; of intellectual property
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take illegally; "rustle cattle"
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fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
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take (root crops) out of the ground; "lift potatoes"
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call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
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rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly"
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put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
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remove (hair) by scalping
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remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs"
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remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
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perform cosmetic surgery on someone''s face
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