lift

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/lɪft/

noun 7verb 5

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(noun.) machine for taking people/goods up and down

ADJ

private, service

The apartment building has a service lift at the back for moving furniture and boxes.

baggage, goods, passenger, wheelchair | electric, hydraulic | basket, chair, gondola | ski

VERB + LIFT

go down in, go up in/on, take

My apartment is on the tenth floor, so I always take the lift instead of using the stairs.

operate

LIFT + VERB

serve sth

The new elevator serves all ten floors of the hospital efficiently.

arrive

LIFT + NOUN

button | doors | shaft | attendant

pass

I forgot my lift pass at home, so I couldn't get on the ski slope.

(noun.) free ride in a car, etc.

ADJ

free

VERB + LIFT

ask for, cadge, hitch, thumb

After missing the last bus, she asked for a lift from her colleague driving past.

give sb, offer sb

She accepted a lift from her colleague after her car broke down yesterday.

PHRASES

a lift back/home

My neighbor gave me a lift back to the apartment after work yesterday.

(noun.) feeling of increased happiness/excitement

ADJ

great, huge, real

Getting the job offer was a real lift for her confidence after months of rejection.

VERB + LIFT

give sb | get

(verb.) raise/move sb/sth

ADV

almost, half

The strong wind almost lifted the papers right off my desk.

fractionally, a little, slightly | slowly

sharply

The price of gas lifted sharply after the new tax was announced yesterday.

carefully, gently, gingerly

She gently lifted her sleeping son from the car and carried him inside.

bodily

The firefighters bodily lifted the injured man onto the stretcher.

back, down, out, up

He lifted up the heavy box to put it on the shelf.

VERB + LIFT

can/could barely/hardly

After the accident, he could hardly lift his injured arm above his shoulder.

try to | manage to | be too heavy to

PREP

above

She lifted her hand above the crowd so the teacher could see her.

down

The father carefully lifted his sleepy daughter down from the kitchen counter.

from

After the doctor removed the cast, a huge burden was finally lifted from her leg.

into

She carefully lifted the sleeping child into his bed without waking him.

off

The plane lifted off the runway and climbed into the cloudy sky.

out of

She lifted the heavy box out of the car trunk with some difficulty.

over

He lifted the heavy box over his head to reach the top shelf.

She lifted her eyes to the window and watched the rain falling outside.

(verb.) remove a law/rule

ADV

completely

partially

The ban on outdoor activities was partially lifted after the weather improved.

VERB + LIFT

agree to, decide to, vote to

The company agreed to lift the restrictions on employee remote work after the pandemic.

refuse to

Definitions

verb

To raise or rise.

The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.

You never lift a finger to help me!

To raise or rise.

Graham secured victory with five minutes left, coolly lifting the ball over Asmir Begovic.

To steal.

Kamal is out with twenty men to raise the Border side, And he has lifted the Colonel's mare that is the Colonel's pride.

“Wilbert Cream is a ... what's the word?” I referred to the letter. “A kleptomaniac […] Does any thought occur to you?” “It most certainly does. I am thinking of your uncle's collection of old silver.” “Me, too.” “It presents a grave temptation to the unhappy young man.” “I don't know that I'd call him unhappy. He probably thoroughly enjoys lifting the stuff.”

To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.

Based on a similarity across a range of Anglo-Indian entries in these three dictionaries, it appears that (along with other lexis) Barrère and Leland (1898) copied this entry from Hotten (1864), who had in turn lifted it directly from Stocqueler (1848).

To arrest (a person).

Maybe the police lifted him and he's in Castlereagh [Interrogation Centre] because he'd been lifted three or four times previously and took to Castlereagh. They used to come in and raid the house and take him away.

noun

An act of lifting or raising.

The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.

He gave me a lift to the bus station.

Accordingly, in spite of many grumbles and remonstrances from Summerlee, I ordered an additional tube, which was placed with the other in his motor-car, for he had offered me a lift to Victoria.

Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.

Take the lift to the fourth floor.

Even the lift in which the three of them were whirled up to one of the upper floors of the huge building was to the girl a new and delightful experience. Daisy had always lived a simple, quiet life in the little country town where dwelt Old Aunt, and this was the first time a lift had come her way.

An upward force; especially, the force (generated by wings, rotary wings, or airfoils) that keeps aircraft aloft.

The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.

noun

Air.

The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.

No, no, Leddy! the sun maun be up in the lift whan I venture to her den.

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Synonyms

noun — the act of raising something

noun — transportation of people or goods by air (especially when ot

airlift

noun — plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging

facelift
rhytidectomy
rhytidoplasty

noun — lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is rais

elevator

noun — a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

rise

noun — the event of something being raised upward

verb — perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

face-lift

verb — put an end to

raise

verb — raise in rank or condition

verb — invigorate or heighten

raise

verb — cancel officially

verb — fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by othe

airlift

verb — raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

verb — move upward

verb — move upwards

raise

verb — raise from a lower to a higher position

verb — make off with belongings of others

verb — take illegally

rustle

verb — take without referencing from someone else's writing or spee

plagiarize
plagiarise

verb — rise up

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

lift someone's spirits

to cause someone to be cheerful or euphoric.

lift one's game

To improve one's performance through practice or additional effort.

The team has lifted their game since last season.

lift all boats

To benefit all participants; to have a wide-ranging positive effect.

“The strong demand for labor has lifted all boats in the American economy and we are no exception,” Price said.

Example Bank

The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.

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You never lift a finger to help me!

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c. 1490, Of Penance and Confession be master Jhon Yrlandː Liftand (lifting) thy hands and thy eyen to Heaven.

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He gave me a lift to the bus station.

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Accordingly, in spite of many grumbles and remonstrances from Summerlee, I ordered an additional tube, which was placed with the other in his motor-car, for he had offered me a lift to Victoria.

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Take the lift to the fourth floor.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, lift is marked as slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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