Noun
1. the act of giving temporary assistance
2. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
3. the event of something being raised upward;
"an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon""a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"4. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
5. a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
6. a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
7. one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
8. 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. 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;
"some actresses have more than one face lift"10. transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
11. a ride in a car;
"he gave me a lift home"12. the act of raising something;
"he responded with a lift of his eyebrow""fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"Verb
1. raise from a lower to a higher position;
"Raise your hands""Lift a load"2. take hold of something and move it to a different location;
"lift the box onto the table"3. move upwards;
"lift one's eyes"4. move upward;
"The fog lifted""The smoke arose from the forest fire""The mist uprose from the meadows"5. make audible;
"He lifted a war whoop"6. annul by recalling or rescinding;
"He revoked the ban on smoking""lift an embargo""vacate a death sentence"7. make off with belongings of others
8. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help;
"hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"9. invigorate or heighten;
"lift my spirits""lift his ego"10. raise in rank or condition;
"The new law lifted many people from poverty"11. take off or away by decreasing;
"lift the pressure"12. rise up;
"The building rose before them"13. pay off (a mortgage)
14. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
15. take illegally;
"rustle cattle"16. fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means;
"Food is airlifted into Bosnia"17. take (root crops) out of the ground;
"lift potatoes"18. call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
19. rise upward, as from pressure or moisture;
"The floor is lifting slowly"20. put an end to;
"lift a ban""raise a siege"21. remove (hair) by scalping
22. remove from a seedbed or from a nursery;
"lift the tulip bulbs"23. remove from a surface;
"the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"24. perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face