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1
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
- I needed help lifting the heavy globe back up to the top shelf
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2
to move or extend upward
- once the sun started to cut through the morning fog, the colorful hot-air balloons began to lift off from the field
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to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
- she turned her back for just a moment, and somebody lifted her purse
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of lift (Entry 2 of 2)
1
an act or instance of helping
- the company's senior vice president gave his son a much-needed lift up the corporate ladder
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2
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another
- I'll need a lift to work while my car is in the shop
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The first known use of lift was before the 12th century
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