lift

B1
Pronunciation
/lɪft/
/lɪft/
Noun
19 definition(s)
1 Definition

An act of lifting or raising.

2 Definition

The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.

Example Sentences
  • He gave me a lift to the bus station.
3 Definition

Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.

Example Sentences
  • Take the lift to the fourth floor.
4 Definition

An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.

5 Definition

(measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.

6 Definition

A thief.

7 Definition

The lifting of a dance partner into the air.

8 Definition

Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.

9 Definition

An improvement in mood.

10 Definition

The amount or weight to be lifted.

Example Sentences
  • What's the maximum lift of this crane?
11 Definition

The space or distance through which anything is lifted.

12 Definition

A rise; a degree of elevation.

Example Sentences
  • the lift of a lock in canals
13 Definition

A liftgate.

14 Definition

A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.

15 Definition

One of the steps of a cone pulley.

16 Definition

(shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.

17 Definition

That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.

18 Definition

Air.

19 Definition

The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.

Verb
14 definition(s)
1 Definition

To raise or rise.

Example Sentences
  • The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.
2 Definition

To steal.

3 Definition

To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.

4 Definition

To arrest (a person).

5 Definition

To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).

6 Definition

To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)

7 Definition

To cause to move upwards.

8 Definition

To lift weights; to weight-lift.

Example Sentences
  • She lifts twice a week at the gym.
9 Definition

To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

10 Definition

To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.

11 Definition

To bear; to support.

12 Definition

To collect, as moneys due; to raise.

13 Definition

To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.

14 Definition

To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.