Definition of lift

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Lift (v. t.) To raise, elevate, exalt, improve, in rank, condition, estimation, character, etc.; -- often with up..

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Lash :: Lash (n.) In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure..
Light :: Light (superl.) Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by physical strength; as, a light burden, or load..
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
Erection :: Erection (n.) The state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes..
Elevator :: Elevator (n.) A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed beneath a vessel to lift or float it..
Lifting :: Lifting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lif.
Elevator :: Elevator (n.) One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything.
Elate :: Elate (a.) Lifted up; raised; elevated.
Bite :: Bite (v.) The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another..
Elevated :: Elevated (a.) Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated thoughts..
Lift :: Lift (n.) The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.
Jackscrew :: "Jackscrew (n.) A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5..
Toss :: Toss (v. t.) To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss the head..
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To bear; to support.
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught..
Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight..
Cage :: Cage (n.) The box, bucket, or inclosed platform of a lift or elevator; a cagelike structure moving in a shaft..
Jack :: "Jack (v. t.) To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5..
Unlatch :: Unlatch (v. i.) To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to unlatch a door..
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