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lift

British pronunciation/lˈɪft/
American pronunciation/ˈɫɪft/
to lift
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to move a thing from a lower position or level to a higher one

antonyms : lower
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2

move upward

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3

take hold of something and move it to a different location

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4

cancel officially

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5

make audible

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6

move upwards

synonyms : raise
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7

invigorate or heighten

synonyms : raise
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8

raise in rank or condition

synonyms : elevate
raise
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9

take off or away by decreasing

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10

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

synonyms : hoist
wind
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11

make off with belongings of others

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12

perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

synonyms : face-lift
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13

remove from a surface

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14

put an end to

synonyms : raise
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15

remove (hair) by scalping

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16

rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

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17

remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

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18

call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

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19

take (root crops) out of the ground

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20

fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

synonyms : airlift
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21

take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

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22

pay off (a mortgage)

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23

take illegally

synonyms : rustle
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24

rise up

synonyms : rear
rise
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Lift
[NOUN]
1

a box-like device that goes up and down and is used to get to the different floors of a building

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2

the act of giving temporary assistance

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3

the act of raising something

synonyms : heave
raise
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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

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5

a ride in a car

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6

transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

synonyms : airlift
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7

a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

synonyms : ski lift
ski tow
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8

one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

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9

a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

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10

the event of something being raised upward

synonyms : elevation
raising
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11

a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

synonyms : rise
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12

the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

synonyms : aerodynamic lift
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Examples
1She carefully lifted the ginger tuber from the soil.
2Her article lifts the lid on bullying in the workplace.
3Students with disabilities have priority access to the lift.
4The shows lifted my spirits and reminded me that this nightmare would soon be over.
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