lift
/lɪft/noun, verb1 syllable
Lift means: make off with belongings of others.
Synonyms for lift54
noun, as in 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, as in a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
noun, as in the act of raising something
noun, as in the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
noun, as in a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
noun, as in 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, as in transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
verb, as in make off with belongings of others
verb, as in raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
verb, as in take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
verb, as in move upwards
verb, as in invigorate or heighten
verb, as in take illegally
verb, as in fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
verb, as in put an end to
verb, as in perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
What does lift mean?36
verb
make off with belongings of others
cancel officially“He revoked the ban on smoking”
move upward“The fog lifted”
raise from a lower to a higher position“Raise your hands”
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help“hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car”
raise in rank or condition“The new law lifted many people from poverty”
rise up“The building rose before them”
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
move upwards“lift one's eyes”
invigorate or heighten“lift my spirits”
take illegally“rustle cattle”
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means“Food is airlifted into Bosnia”
put an end to“lift a ban”
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
take hold of something and move it to a different location“lift the box onto the table”
make audible“He lifted a war whoop”
take off or away by decreasing“lift the pressure”
pay off (a mortgage)
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”
remove from a surface“the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table”
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”
the event of something being raised upward“an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon”
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
the act of raising something“he responded with a lift of his eyebrow”
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
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
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
the act of giving temporary assistance
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
a ride in a car“he gave me a lift home”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with lift?8
Lift in a sentence
- In case of fire, do not use the lift.nickyeow
- She tried to lift the box, but found it impossible to do.CK
- Lift with the legs, not with the back.CM
- Lift up your eyes, and you'll see the stars.honestlang
- To overcome the weight force, airplanes generate an opposing force called lift.Hybrid
- He tried to lift the box by himself, but he wasn't strong enough.CH
- She tried to lift the box by herself, but she wasn't strong enough.CH
- They gave me a lift, which saved me a lot of time.Ergulis
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of lift
as a noun
- plural
- lifts
as a verb
- past tense
- lifted
- present participle
- lifting
- third-person singular
- lifts
- past participle
- lifted