lift

What is the Definition of lift?

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
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
10. transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
11. a ride in a car
12. the act of raising something

Verb:

1. raise from a lower to a higher position
2. take hold of something and move it to a different location
3. move upwards
4. move upward
5. make audible
6. cancel officially
7. make off with belongings of others
8. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
9. invigorate or heighten
10. raise in rank or condition
11. take off or away by decreasing
12. rise up
13. pay off (a mortgage)
14. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
15. take illegally
16. fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
17. take (root crops)
18. call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
19. rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
20. put an end to
21. remove (hair)
22. remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
23. remove from a surface
24. perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

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