lift
nouns
the act of giving temporary assistance
is a type of (narrower)
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
"he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
the event of something being raised upward
"an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
is a type of (narrower)
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
"the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
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
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"
cosmetic surgery,
face lift,
face lifting,
facelift,
lift,
nip and tuck,
rhytidectomy,
rhytidoplasty
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
a ride in a car
"he gave me a lift home"
verbs
raise from a lower to a higher position
"Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
take hold of something and move it to a different location
"lift the box onto the table"
move upward
"The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
make audible
"He lifted a war whoop"
is a type of (narrower)
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
"She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
cancel officially
"He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
make off with belongings of others
is derived from
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
"hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
take off or away by decreasing
"lift the pressure"
is a type of (narrower)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
"remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
pay off (a mortgage)
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
"Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
take (root crops) out of the ground
"lift potatoes"
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
"The floor is lifting slowly"
remove (hair) by scalping
remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
"lift the tulip bulbs"
is a type of (narrower)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
"remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
remove from a surface
"the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
is a type of (narrower)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
"remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
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