lift

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lift

He gave me a lift home from the train station.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The act of raising something: The action of moving something to a higher position.
    • A ride in a vehicle: A free ride given to someone in a car or other vehicle.
    • A mechanical device for vertical transport: A platform or compartment that moves people or goods between floors in a building; an elevator.
    • A device to increase height: A piece of material inserted in a shoe to make the wearer appear taller.
    • A powered conveyance for skiers: A machine, such as a chairlift, that carries skiers up a slope.
    • An upward force: In aerodynamics, the force that opposes gravity and allows an aircraft to rise.
    • An upward movement or elevation: A rise or increase, such as in temperature or land.

  2. Verb:

    • To raise to a higher position: To move something or someone upward.
    • To revoke or end: To officially cancel or remove a rule, restriction, or ban.
    • To steal: To take something illegally.
    • To improve mood or spirits: To make someone feel happier or more hopeful.
    • To rise or disperse: For something like fog or clouds to move upward and disappear.
    • To transport by air: To move people or goods by aircraft, especially when other means are unavailable.
    • To dig up: To harvest root crops from the ground.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • He gave a slight lift of his shoulders. (He raised his shoulders slightly.)
    • Can you give me a lift to the station? (Can you give me a ride to the station?)
    • Take the lift to the fifth floor. (Take the elevator to the fifth floor.)
    • The plane's wings generate lift. (The plane's wings create upward force.)

  • Verb:

    • Please lift that box onto the shelf. (Please raise that box onto the shelf.)
    • The government decided to lift the curfew. (The government decided to end the curfew.)
    • Someone lifted my wallet from my bag. (Someone stole my wallet from my bag.)
    • The good news really lifted her spirits. (The good news really improved her mood.)
    • The morning fog began to lift. (The morning fog began to rise and disappear.)
Advanced Usage

  • "Lift a finger": To make the slightest effort to help.

    • He didn't lift a finger to clean the house. (He made no effort at all to clean the house.)

  • "Lift off": The vertical takeoff of a spacecraft or rocket.

    • The rocket is scheduled to lift off at noon. (The rocket is scheduled to launch vertically at noon.)

  • "Lift the lid on something": To reveal the truth about a problematic or secret situation.

    • The documentary lifted the lid on corruption in the industry. (The documentary exposed corruption in the industry.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Lifter (n): A person or device that lifts something.
    • He is a champion weightlifter. (He is a champion in the sport of lifting weights.)
  • Lift-off (n): The moment a rocket leaves the ground.
    • Lift-off was successful. (The launch was successful.)
  • Face-lift (n): Cosmetic surgery to make the face look younger; a renovation or improvement.
    • The old building got a complete face-lift. (The old building was completely renovated.)
  • Air-lift (n/v): Transportation of supplies by aircraft, especially to an otherwise inaccessible area.
    • Supplies were air-lifted to the disaster zone. (Supplies were transported by air to the disaster zone.)
Synonyms
  • Raise: To move to a higher position.
  • Elevate: To lift up or raise to a higher level.
  • Hoist: To raise something heavy, often with mechanical help.
  • Revoke: To officially cancel.
  • Steal: To take without permission.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Lift up: To raise something.
    • Lift up the carpet to see what's underneath. (Raise the carpet to see what's underneath.)
  • Lift out: To remove something by lifting it.
    • She lifted the cake out of the oven. (She removed the cake from the oven by raising it.)
Related Idioms
  • A weight off one's mind/shoulders: A great relief from worry or responsibility.
    • Finishing the project was a real lift; it felt like a weight off my shoulders. (Finishing the project was a relief; it felt like a burden was removed.)
  • Give someone a lift: To give someone a ride; to make someone feel more cheerful.
    • His kind words gave me a real lift. (His kind words made me feel much happier.)
lift

He gave me a lift home from the train station.

Noun
  1. the act of raising something
    • he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
    • fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
  2. a ride in a car
    • he gave me a lift home
  3. transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
  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
    • some actresses have more than one face lift
  5. 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
  6. one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
  7. a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
  8. a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
  9. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
  10. the event of something being raised upward
    • an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
    • a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
  11. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
  12. the act of giving temporary assistance
Verb
  1. perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
  2. remove from a surface
    • the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table
  3. remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
    • lift the tulip bulbs
  4. remove (hair) by scalping
  5. put an end to
    • lift a ban
    • raise a siege
  6. rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
    • The floor is lifting slowly
  7. call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
  8. take (root crops) out of the ground
    • lift potatoes
  9. fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
    • Food is airlifted into Bosnia
  10. take illegally
    • rustle cattle
  11. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
  12. pay off (a mortgage)
  13. rise up
    • The building rose before them
  14. take off or away by decreasing
    • lift the pressure
  15. raise in rank or condition
    • The new law lifted many people from poverty
  16. invigorate or heighten
    • lift my spirits
    • lift his ego
  17. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
    • hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
  18. make off with belongings of others
  19. cancel officially
    • He revoked the ban on smoking
    • lift an embargo
    • vacate a death sentence
  20. make audible
    • He lifted a war whoop
  21. move upward
    • The fog lifted
    • The smoke arose from the forest fire
    • The mist uprose from the meadows
  22. move upwards
    • lift one's eyes
  23. take hold of something and move it to a different location
    • lift the box onto the table
  24. raise from a lower to a higher position
    • Raise your hands
    • Lift a load

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