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| 1. | [ verb ] raise from a lower to a higher position | |
| Synonyms: | raise get_up elevate bring_up | |
| Examples: | "Raise your hands" "Lift a load" |
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| Related terms: | lower move pick_up hike get_up shoulder chin kick_up hoist hoist rear heighten underlay pump hoist jack trice pinnacle raise levitate skid pick_up elevator weightlifter elevation ascent elevation ski_tow rise | |
| 2. | [ verb ] take hold of something and move it to a different location | |
| Examples: | "lift the box onto the table" |
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| Related terms: | move heave pitchfork | |
| 3. | [ verb ] annul by recalling or rescinding | |
| Synonyms: | repeal rescind reverse annul overturn countermand vacate revoke | |
| Examples: | "He revoked the ban on smoking" "lift an embargo" "vacate a death sentence" |
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| Related terms: | cancel renege reverse abrogation reversal vacation revocation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make audible | |
| Examples: | "He lifted a war whoop" |
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| Related terms: | utter | |
| 5. | [ verb ] move upward | |
| Synonyms: | rise go_up move_up come_up arise uprise | |
| Examples: | "The fog lifted" "The smoke arose from the forest fire" "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
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| Related terms: | descend travel climb soar go_up chandelle rise scend steam rocket uplift surface elevation rise | |
| 6. | [ verb ] move upwards | |
| Synonyms: | raise | |
| Examples: | "lift one's eyes" |
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| Related terms: | move rise | |
| 7. | [ verb ] take off or away by decreasing | |
| Examples: | "lift the pressure" |
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| Related terms: | remove | |
| 8. | [ verb ] raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help | |
| Synonyms: | hoist wind | |
| Examples: | "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" |
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| Related terms: | raise trice hoister hoist | |
| 9. | [ verb ] (criminal law) make off with belongings of others | |
| Synonyms: | pilfer purloin abstract hook filch pinch swipe sneak snarf nobble cabbage | |
| Related terms: | steal booster pilferage | |
| 10. | [ verb ] raise in rank or condition | |
| Synonyms: | elevate raise | |
| Examples: | : "The new law lifted many people from poverty" |
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| Related terms: | change exalt dignify acme | |
| 11. | [ noun ] the act of giving temporary assistance | |
| Related terms: | aid | |
| 12. | [ verb ] invigorate or heighten | |
| Synonyms: | raise | |
| Examples: | "lift my spirits", "lift his ego" |
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| Related terms: | better | |
| 13. | [ noun ] the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity | |
| Synonyms: | aerodynamic_lift | |
| Related terms: | aerodynamic_force ground_effect | |
| 14. | [ verb ] call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs | |
| Related terms: | call | |
| 15. | [ verb ] (surgery) perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face | |
| Synonyms: | face-lift | |
| Related terms: | operate_on face_lift | |
| 16. | [ noun ] a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg | |
| Related terms: | device raise | |
| 17. | [ verb ] remove from a surface | |
| Examples: | "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table" |
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| Related terms: | remove | |
| 18. | [ 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 | |
| Synonyms: | elevator | |
| Related terms: | lifting_device paternoster freight_elevator dumbwaiter building car raise | |
| 19. | [ verb ] (transportation) fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means | |
| Synonyms: | airlift | |
| Examples: | : "Food is airlifted into Bosnia" |
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| Related terms: | fly airlift | |
| 20. | [ verb ] take out of the ground, of root crops | |
| Examples: | "lift potatoes" |
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| Related terms: | dig | |
| 21. | [ verb ] remove from a seedbed or form a nursery, as of bulbs | |
| Related terms: | remove | |
| 22. | [ noun ] (transportation) conveyance that carries skiers up a hill | |
| Synonyms: | ski_lift ski_tow | |
| Related terms: | conveyance T-bar chairlift surface_lift rope_tow hoist | |
| 23. | [ noun ] (transportation) a ride in a car | |
| Examples: | "he gave me a lift home" |
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| Related terms: | drive | |
| 24. | [ verb ] put an end to, as of a siege or a blockade | |
| Synonyms: | raise | |
| Examples: | "lift a ban" "raise a siege" |
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| Related terms: | end end | |
| 25. | [ verb ] remove by scalping, of hair | |
| Related terms: | scalp | |
| 26. | [ verb ] (criminal law) take illegally, as of cattle | |
| Synonyms: | rustle | |
| Related terms: | steal crime | |
| 27. | [ verb ] (criminal law,writing) take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property | |
| Synonyms: | plagiarise plagiarize | |
| Related terms: | steal crib crime plagiarist plagiarism plagiarism | |
| 28. | [ verb ] rise upward, as from pressure or moisture | |
| Examples: | "The floor is lifting slowly" |
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| Related terms: | heave | |
| 29. | [ verb ] rise up | |
| Synonyms: | rise rear | |
| Examples: | "The building rose before them" |
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| Related terms: | look loom upgrade | |
| 30. | [ verb ] (business) pay off; as of mortgages | |
| Related terms: | liquidate | |
| 31. | [ noun ] the event of something being raised upward | |
| Synonyms: | elevation raising | |
| Examples: | "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon" "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" |
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| Related terms: | rise raise | |
| 32. | [ noun ] (medicine,surgery) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | face_lifting rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty facelift cosmetic_surgery nip_and_tuck face_lift | |
| Examples: | "some actresses have more than one face lift" |
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| Related terms: | operation plastic_surgery nose_job face-lift | |
| 33. | [ noun ] (transportation,business) transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are blocked) | |
| Synonyms: | airlift | |
| Related terms: | transportation transportation berlin_airlift raise | |
| 34. | [ noun ] one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot | |
| Related terms: | layer top_lift heel | |
| 35. | [ noun ] a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground | |
| Synonyms: | rise | |
| Related terms: | wave surface | |
| 36. | [ noun ] the act of raising something | |
| Synonyms: | heave elevation raise | |
| Examples: | "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow" "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" |
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| Related terms: | propulsion raise heave hoist | |
