Lift

noun
lɪft

Noun

  • the act of raising something

    he responded with a lift of his eyebrow

    Similar:HeaveRaise
    Type of:ActuationPropulsion
  • 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

    Similar:FaceliftRhytidectomyRhytidoplasty
    Type of:Anaplasty
  • a ride in a car

    he gave me a lift home

    Type of:DriveRide
  • 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

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

    Similar:Airlift
    Type of:TransferConveyanceTransportation
  • a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

    Similar:Rise
    Type of:Wave
  • the event of something being raised upward

    Similar:ElevationRaising
    Type of:AscensionRiseRising
  • the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

  • a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

    Type of:TransportConveyance
  • a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

    Type of:Device
  • one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

    Type of:BedLayer
  • the act of giving temporary assistance

    Type of:AidHelpAssistance

Verb

  • invigorate or heighten

    lift my spirits

    lift his ego

    Similar:Raise
    Type of:MeliorateBetterImprove
  • fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

    Food is airlifted into Bosnia

    Similar:Airlift
    Type of:Fly
  • cancel officially

    lift an embargo

    Similar:AnnulCountermandOverturnRepealRescind
    Type of:Cancel
  • put an end to

    lift a ban

    Similar:Raise
    Type of:TerminateEnd
  • move upwards

    lift one's eyes

    Similar:Raise
    Type of:DisplaceMove
  • move upward

    The fog lifted

    Similar:AriseRiseUprise
    Type of:LocomoteTravelMove
  • raise in rank or condition

    The new law lifted many people from poverty

    Similar:ElevateRaise
    Type of:ModifyChangeAlter
  • raise from a lower to a higher position

    Similar:ElevateRaise
    Type of:MoveDisplace
  • make audible

    He lifted a war whoop

    Type of:EmitUtter
  • remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

    lift the tulip bulbs

    Type of:TakeRemoveWithdraw
  • remove from a surface

    the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table

    Type of:RemoveWithdrawTake
  • rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

    The floor is lifting slowly

    Type of:BuckleHeaveWarp
  • take hold of something and move it to a different location

    lift the box onto the table

    Type of:MoveDisplace
  • take off or away by decreasing

    lift the pressure

    Type of:RemoveWithdrawTake
  • take (root crops) out of the ground

    lift potatoes

    Type of:Dig
  • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

    Similar:HoistWind
    Type of:RaiseElevate
  • make off with belongings of others

    Similar:AbstractCabbageFilchHookNobble
    Type of:StealRip
  • rise up

    Similar:RearRise
    Type of:AppearLookSeem
  • perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

    Similar:Face-lift
    Type of:Operate
  • take illegally

    Similar:Rustle
    Type of:RipSteal
  • take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

    Similar:PlagiarisePlagiarize
    Type of:RipSteal
  • call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

    Type of:Call
  • pay off (a mortgage)

    Type of:Liquidate
  • remove (hair) by scalping

    Type of:Scalp

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