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27 Definitions of: lift

    1. verb, to rise or cause to rise upwards from the ground or another support to a higher place
    2. verb, to move or cause to move upwards
    3. verb, to take hold of in order to carry or remove
    4. verb, to raise in status, spirituality, estimation, etc
    5. verb, to revoke or rescind
    6. verb, to make or become audible or louder
    7. verb, to take (plants or underground crops) out of the ground for transplanting or harvesting
    8. verb, to disappear by lifting or as if by lifting
    9. verb, to transport in a vehicle
    10. verb, to take unlawfully or dishonourably; steal
    11. verb, to make dishonest use of (another person's idea, writing, etc); plagiarize
    12. verb, slang to arrest
    13. verb, to perform a face-lift on
    14. verb, to pay off (a mortgage, etc)
    15. noun, the act or an instance of lifting
    16. noun, the power or force available or used for lifting
    17. noun, a) a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a building. US and Canadian word: elevator b)See chairlift, ski lift
    18. noun, the distance or degree to which something is lifted
    19. noun, a usually free ride as a passenger in a car or other vehicle
    20. noun, a rise in the height of the ground
    21. noun, a rise in morale or feeling of cheerfulness usually caused by some specific thing or event
    22. noun, the force required to lift an object
    23. noun, a layer of the heel of a shoe, etc, or a detachable pad inside the shoe to give the wearer added height
    24. noun, aid; help
    25. noun, mining a) the thickness of ore extracted in one operation b) a set of pumps used in a mine
    26. noun, a) the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on a wing, etc, at right angles to the airflow b) the upward force exerted by the gas in a balloon, airship, etc
    27. noun, See airlift
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    1. noun, the sky
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