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