lift [1]
vb
1 to rise or cause to rise upwards from the ground or another support to a higher place
to lift a sack
2 to move or cause to move upwards
to lift one's eyes
3 tr to take hold of in order to carry or remove
to lift something down from a shelf
4 tr to raise in status, spirituality, estimation, etc.
his position lifted him from the common crowd
5 tr to revoke or rescind
to lift tax restrictions
6 to make or become audible or louder
to lift one's voice in song
7 tr to take (plants or underground crops) out of the ground for transplanting or harvesting
8 intr to disappear by lifting or as if by lifting
the fog lifted
9 to transport in a vehicle
10 tr
Informal to take unlawfully or dishonourably; steal
11 tr
Informal to make dishonest use of (another person's idea, writing, etc.); plagiarize
13 tr to perform a face-lift on
14 tr (U.S. and Canadian) to pay off (a mortgage, etc.)
n
15 the act or an instance of lifting
16 the power or force available or used for lifting
a (Brit) a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a building, (U.S. and Canadian word)
elevator
b See →
chairlift →
ski lift
18 the distance or degree to which something is lifted
19 a usually free ride as a passenger in a car or other vehicle
20 a rise in the height of the ground
21 a rise in morale or feeling of cheerfulness usually caused by some specific thing or event
22 the force required to lift an object
23 a layer of the heel of a shoe, etc., or a detachable pad inside the shoe to give the wearer added height
a the thickness of ore extracted in one operation
b a set of pumps used in a mine
a the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on a wing, etc., at right angles to the airflow
b the upward force exerted by the gas in a balloon, airship, etc.
27 See →
airlift →
1 (C13: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lypta, Old English lyft sky; compare loft) ♦
liftable adj ♦
lifter n
elevator
n
1 a person or thing that elevates
2 a mechanical hoist for raising something, esp. grain or coal, often consisting of a chain of scoops linked together on a conveyor belt
3 the U.S. and Canadian name for →
lift 1 →
17a
4 (Chiefly U.S. and Canadian) a large granary equipped with an elevator and, usually, facilities for cleaning and grading the grain
5 any muscle that raises a part of the body
6 a surgical instrument for lifting a part of the body
7 a control surface on the tailplane of an aircraft, for making it climb or descend
grain elevator
n a machine for raising grain to a higher level, esp. one having an endless belt fitted with scoops