lifting

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/ˈlɪf.tɪŋ/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

acknowledged, heavy, hobby, left, loose, perfected, right, safe

VERB + LIFTING

arm, details, hurt, include, manage, murmured, need, said

LIFTING + NOUN

diet, finger, hat, injury, something, weight, weights

PREP.

after, in, off, on, up, without

ADV.

really

Definitions

noun

The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation

For some moments he stood there contemplating the little fellows as they went about their work in their business-like way, taking no notice of his presence other than the liftings of their heads now and then, as if to ascertain if he were still there.

Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted.

2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi When I started lifting in 1970, I was the skinniest thirteen-year-old I knew.

Plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance.

Theft.

It was then as much the scene of continual spreaths, liftings, reavings, and herriments, as the Border country itself.

A certain operation on a measure space; see lifting theory.

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Idioms & Phrases

heavy lifting

The most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration.

That's what I call the heavy-lifting part of the problem, and that's really where the term genetic caching comes into play.

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Wiktionary

2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi When I started lifting in 1970, I was the skinniest thirteen-year-old I knew.

Wiktionary

It was then as much the scene of continual spreaths, liftings, reavings, and herriments, as the Border country itself.

Wiktionary

He acknowledged me by lifting his hat.

Tatoeba · #297591

He hurt his arm lifting so much weight.

Tatoeba · #434912

My wrists were sore after lifting weights.

Tatoeba · #686943

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