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lift > 36 senses
NOUN	1	lift	The act of giving temporary assistance
	2	lift, aerodynamic lift	The component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
	3	lift, elevation, raising	The event of something being raised upward
	4	lift, rise	A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
	5	lift, ski tow, ski lift	A powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
	6	lift	A device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
	7	lift	One of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
	8	lift, elevator	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
	9	lift, face lift, facelift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck	Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face
	10	lift, airlift	Transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
	11	lift	A ride in a car
	12	lift, raise, heave	The act of raising something
VERB	1	lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up	Raise from a lower to a higher position
	2	lift	Take hold of something and move it to a different location
	3	lift, raise	Move upwards
	4	lift, rise, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise	Move upward
	5	lift	Make audible
	6	lift, revoke, annul, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate	Annul by recalling or rescinding
	7	lift, pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble	Make off with belongings of others
	8	lift, hoist, wind	Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
	9	lift, raise	Invigorate or heighten
	10	lift, raise, elevate	Raise in rank or condition
	11	lift	Take off or away by decreasing
	12	lift, rise, rear	Rise up
	13	lift	Pay off (a mortgage)
	14	lift, plagiarize, plagiarise	Take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech
	15	lift, rustle	Take illegally
	16	lift, airlift	Fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
	17	lift	Take (root crops) out of the ground
	18	lift	Call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
	19	lift	Rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
	20	lift, raise	Put an end to
	21	lift	Remove (hair) by scalping
	22	lift	Remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
	23	lift	Remove from a surface
	24	lift, face-lift	Perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

lift > pronunciation
Sounds	lih'ft
Rhymes	adrift, airlift, drift, and 15 more rhymes in ihft...

lift > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of giving temporary assistance.
Broader	aid, assist, assistance, help

lift > noun 2, phenomenon
Meaning	The component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity.
Synonyms	aerodynamic lift
Broader	aerodynamic force
Narrower	ground effect

lift > noun 3, event
Meaning	The event of something being raised upward.
Synonyms	elevation, raising
Broader	rise, rising, ascent, ascension
Verbs	lift; lift

lift > noun 4, event
Meaning	A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground.
Synonyms	rise
Broader	wave, moving ridge
Verbs	lift

lift > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	A powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill.
Synonyms	ski tow, ski lift
Broader	conveyance, transport
Narrower	chairlift, chair lift; rope tow; surface lift
Verbs	lift; lift

lift > noun 6, artifact
Meaning	A device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg.
Broader	device
Verbs	lift

lift > noun 7, artifact
Meaning	One of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot.
Part of	heel
Broader	layer, bed
Narrower	top lift

lift > noun 8, artifact
Meaning	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
Part of	building, edifice
Parts	car, elevator car
Broader	lifting device
Narrower	dumbwaiter, food elevator; freight elevator, service elevator; paternoster
Verbs	lift; lift

lift > noun 9, act
Meaning	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.
Examples	"some actresses have more than one face lift"
Synonyms	face lift, facelift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck
Broader	plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty
Narrower	nose job, rhinoplasty

lift > noun 10, act
Meaning	Transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable).
Synonyms	airlift
Broader	transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
Instances	Berlin airlift
Verbs	lift

lift > noun 11, act
Meaning	A ride in a car.
Examples	"he gave me a lift home"
Broader	drive, ride

lift > noun 12, act
Meaning	The act of raising something.
Examples	"he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"
Synonyms	raise, heave
Broader	propulsion, actuation
Verbs	lift; lift; lift

lift > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Raise from a lower to a higher position.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Model	The men lift the chairs
Examples	"Lift a load"
Synonyms	raise, elevate, get up, bring up
Contrary	lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
Cause to	rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
Broader	move, displace
See also	lift up
Narrower	get up; jack, jack up; shoulder; kick up; hoist, lift, wind; trice, trice up; hoist, run up; hoist; pump; levitate; underlay; skid; pinnacle; chin, chin up; raise, leaven, prove; heighten; hike, hike up, boost; pick up, lift up, gather up; rear, erect
Nouns	lift; lifter; lift; lift; lift; lift; lift; lift

lift > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Take hold of something and move it to a different location.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"lift the box onto the table"
Broader	move, displace
Narrower	heave, heave up, heft, heft up; pitchfork, fork
Entailed by	heft

lift > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Move upwards.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"lift one's eyes"
Synonyms	raise
Cause to	rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
Broader	move, displace
Nouns	lift

lift > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Move upward.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Examples	"The fog lifted"
Synonyms	rise, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
Contrary	descend, fall, go down, come down
Caused by	lift, raise; raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote
Narrower	scend, surge; climb, climb up, mount, go up; soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom; go up; rocket, skyrocket; uplift; chandelle; steam; rise, come up, uprise, ascend
Entailed by	levitate, hover; peak
Nouns	lift

lift > verb 5, communication
Meaning	Make audible.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He lifted a war whoop"
Broader	utter, emit, let out, let loose

lift > verb 6, communication
Meaning	Annul by recalling or rescinding.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"lift an embargo"
Synonyms	revoke, annul, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
Broader	cancel, strike down
Narrower	renege, renege on, renegue on, go back on

lift > verb 7, possession
Meaning	Make off with belongings of others.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Model	They lift the goods
Synonyms	pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble
Broader	steal
Nouns	lifter

lift > verb 8, contact
Meaning	Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	hoist, wind
Broader	raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
Narrower	trice, trice up
Nouns	lift; lift; lift

lift > verb 9, change
Meaning	Invigorate or heighten.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
Synonyms	raise
Broader	better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

lift > verb 10, change
Meaning	Raise in rank or condition.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Examples	"The new law lifted many people from poverty"
Synonyms	raise, elevate
Broader	change, alter, modify
Narrower	dignify; exalt

lift > verb 11, change
Meaning	Take off or away by decreasing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"lift the pressure"
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw

lift > verb 12, stative
Meaning	Rise up.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	rise, rear
Broader	look, appear, seem
Narrower	loom, tower, predominate, hulk

lift > verb 13, possession
Meaning	Pay off (a mortgage).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	liquidate, pay off

lift > verb 14, possession
Meaning	Take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech. Of intellectual property.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Synonyms	plagiarize, plagiarise
Category	crime, law-breaking
Broader	steal
Narrower	crib

lift > verb 15, possession
Meaning	Take illegally.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They lift the animals
Synonyms	rustle
Category	crime, law-breaking
Broader	steal

lift > verb 16, contact
Meaning	Fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
Synonyms	airlift
Broader	fly

lift > verb 17, contact
Meaning	Take (root crops) out of the ground.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"lift potatoes"
Broader	dig, dig out

lift > verb 18, communication
Meaning	Call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	call, send for

lift > verb 19, change
Meaning	Rise upward, as from pressure or moisture.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"The floor is lifting slowly"
Broader	heave, buckle, warp

lift > verb 20, change
Meaning	Put an end to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"lift a ban"
Synonyms	raise
Broader	end, terminate

lift > verb 21, change
Meaning	Remove (hair) by scalping.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	scalp

lift > verb 22, change
Meaning	Remove from a seedbed or from a nursery.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"lift the tulip bulbs"
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw

lift > verb 23, change
Meaning	Remove from a surface.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw

lift > verb 24, body
Meaning	Perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	face-lift
Broader	operate on, operate

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