lifted; lifting; lifts
Definition of lift
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: to raise from a lower to a higher position : elevate
b
: to raise in rank or condition
c
: to raise in rate or amount
2
: to put an end to (a blockade or siege) by withdrawing or causing the withdrawal of investing forces
4a
: steal
had her purse lifted
b
: plagiarize
c
: to take out of normal setting
lift a word out of context
5
: to take up (something, such as a root crop or transplants) from the ground
6
: to pay off (an obligation)
lift a mortgage
7
: to move from one place to another (as by aircraft) : transport
8
: to take up (a fingerprint) from a surface
2
of inclement weather
: to dissipate and clear
lift
noun (1)Definition of lift (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: the amount that may be lifted at one time : load
2a
: the action or an instance of lifting
b
: the action or an instance of rising
c
: elevated carriage (as of a body part)
d
: the lifting up (as of a dancer) usually by a partner
3
: a device (such as a handle or latch) for lifting
4
: an act of stealing : theft
5a
: assistance, help
b
: a ride especially along one's way
6
: a layer in the heel of a shoe
7
: a rise or advance in position or condition
8
: a slight rise or elevation
9
: the distance or extent to which something rises
10
: an apparatus or machine used for hoisting: such as
a
: a set of pumps used in a mine
c
: an apparatus for raising an automobile (as for repair)
d
: ski lift
11a
: an elevating influence
b
: an elevation of the spirit
12a
: the component of the total aerodynamic force acting on an airplane or airfoil that is perpendicular to the relative wind and that for an airplane constitutes the upward force that opposes the pull of gravity
b
: an updraft that can be used to increase altitude (as of a sailplane)
13
: an organized movement of people, equipment, or supplies by some form of transportation
especially
: airlift
14
: plastic surgery on a part of the body typically to improve a drooping or sagging appearance especially by reducing excess skin and fat
a neck lift
lift
noun (2)
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The first known use of lift was before the 12th century
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