1lift1 (lɪft
)
Definitions
verb
- to rise or cause to rise upwards from the ground or another support to a higher place ⇒
to lift a sack
- to move or cause to move upwards ⇒
to lift one's eyes
- (tr) to take hold of in order to carry or remove ⇒
to lift something down from a shelf
- (tr) to raise in status, spirituality, estimation, etc ⇒
his position lifted him from the common crowd
- (tr) to revoke or rescind ⇒
to lift tax restrictions
- to make or become audible or louder ⇒
to lift one's voice in song
- (tr) to take (plants or underground crops) out of the ground for transplanting or harvesting
- (intr) to disappear by lifting or as if by lifting ⇒
the fog lifted
- to transport in a vehicle
- (tr) informal to take unlawfully or dishonourably; steal
- (tr) informal to make dishonest use of (another person's idea, writing, etc); plagiarize
- (tr) slang to arrest
- (tr) to perform a face-lift on
- (tr) US Canadian to pay off (a mortgage, etc)
noun
- the act or an instance of lifting
- the power or force available or used for lifting
- the distance or degree to which something is lifted
- a usually free ride as a passenger in a car or other vehicle
- a rise in the height of the ground
- a rise in morale or feeling of cheerfulness usually caused by some specific thing or event
- the force required to lift an object
- a layer of the heel of a shoe, etc, or a detachable pad inside the shoe to give the wearer added height
- aid; help
- mining
- the thickness of ore extracted in one operation
- a set of pumps used in a mine
- the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on a wing, etc, at right angles to the airflow
- the upward force exerted by the gas in a balloon, airship, etc
- See airlift (sense 1)
Alternative Forms
ˈliftable adjective ˈlifter nounWord Origin
C13: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lypta, Old English lyft sky; compare loftSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
raise,
pick up,
hoist,
draw up,
elevate,
uplift,
heave up,
buoy up,
raise high bear aloft
upheave,
upraise,
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exalt,
raise,
improve,
advance,
promote,
boost,
enhance,
upgrade,
elevate,
dignify,
cheer up,
perk up,
ameliorate,
buoy up,
Translations
- British English:
lift
If you give someone a lift, you drive them from one place to another.lɪft NOUN
- Spanish: llevar en carro v
- French:
emmener
vt
- German:
Mitfahrgelegenheit
nf
- Chinese: 搭车 n
- Arabic: يُوَصِلُ شَخْصاً بِالْسِيَارَةِ n
- Portuguese: boleia nf
- Russian: подвоз nm
- Croatian: povesti autom v
- Czech: svezení nnt
- Danish: lift nnt
- Dutch: lift nm
- Finnish: kyyti n
- Greek: δωρεάν μεταφορά με το αυτοκίνητο nf
- Italian: passaggio nm
- Japanese: 人を車に乗せてあげること n
- Korean: (차에) 태워 주기 n
- Norwegian: skyss nm
- Polish: podwiezienie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: carona nf
- European Spanish: llevar en coche v
- Swedish: skjuts nutr
- Thai: การโดยสารไปด้วย n
- Turkish: birini arabayla evine bırakma n
- Vietnamese: sự đi nhờ xe n
- British English:
lift
A lift is a device that carries people or goods up and down inside tall buildings.We took the lift to the fourteenth floor.lɪft NOUN We took the lift to the fourteenth floor.
- Spanish:
ascensor
nm
- French:
ascenseur
nm
- German:
Fahrstuhl
nm Fahrstühle
- Chinese: 电梯 n
- Arabic: مِصْعَدٌ n
- Portuguese: elevador nm
- Russian: лифт nm
- Croatian: dizalo nnt
- Czech: výtah nm
- Danish: elevator nutr
- Dutch: lift nm
- Finnish: hissi n
- Greek: ανελκυστήρας nm
- Italian: ascensore nm
- Japanese: エレベーター n
- Korean: 승강기 n
- Norwegian: heis nm
- Polish: winda nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: elevador nm
- European Spanish:
ascensor
nm
- Swedish: hiss nutr
- Thai: ลิฟต์ n
- Turkish: kaldırma/indirme n
- Vietnamese: thang máy n
- British English:
lift
If you lift something, you move it to another position, especially upwards.The assistant lifted the phone and dialled his superior.lɪft VERB The assistant lifted the phone and dialled his superior.
- Spanish:
levantar
v
- French:
soulever
vt
- German:
hochheben
v
- Chinese: 举起 vt
- Arabic: يَرْفَعُ vt
- Portuguese: levantar vt
- Russian: поднимать vt
- Croatian: podići v
- Czech: zvednout vt zvedat
- Danish: løfte v
- Dutch: optillen vt
- Finnish: nostaa v
- Greek: ανυψώνω v
- Italian: sollevare v
- Japanese: 持ち上げる v
- Korean: ...을 올리다 vt
- Norwegian: løfte v
- Polish: podnieść się vt podnosić się
- Brazilian Portuguese: levantar vt
- European Spanish:
levantar
v
- Swedish: lyfta vt
- Thai: ยกขึ้น vi
- Turkish: kaldırmak v
- Vietnamese: nâng lên v
Usage examples
At the other end, she wasn't really aware of paying the driver, or pressing the button, or taking the lift.
, CHAMELEON (2002)Martin Jones (Contender) won the contest with Mark Goodchild (International Canoe) in the fast handicap event to lift the Invicta Trophy.
Yachting Boating World (2004)There are three types of power lift: the squat, the bench press and the dead lift.
Irish Times (2002)A better first-quarter performance from Nokia, Ericsson's Finnish rival, also helped lift sentiment in the sector.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Lester felt like a man in a falling lift , his head spinning sickly.
, THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)