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"Lift" Definition

noun

A machine or device designed to pick up, raise, or carry something.
A raised, high, or erect position, as of a part of the body: the lift of his chin.
A ride in a vehicle given to help someone reach a destination: gave my friend a lift into town.
A rise or an elevation in the level of the ground.
A set of pumps used in a mine.

verb-transitive

Informal To copy from something already published; plagiarize: lifted whole paragraphs from the encyclopedia.
Informal To steal; pilfer: A thief lifted my wallet.
Sports To hit (a golf ball) very high into the air.
To bring an end to (a blockade or siege) by removing forces.
To cease (artillery fire) in an area.

idiom

Lift fire To increase the range of artillery fire by elevating the muzzle of a piece.

phrasal-verb

Lift off To begin flight: The spacecraft lifted off at noon.

verb-intransitive

To become elevated; soar: Their spirits lifted when help came.
To disappear or disperse by or as if by rising: By afternoon the smog had lifted.
To rise; ascend.
To stop temporarily: The rain lifted by morning.
To yield to upward pressure: These windows lift easily.

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