Definition of lift

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Lift (v. t.) To steal; to carry off by theft (esp. cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle..

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Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship..
Upbuoyance :: Upbuoyance (n.) The act of buoying up; uplifting.
Weather :: Weather (a.) Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc..
Erect :: Erect (a.) Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
Force Pump :: Force pump () A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump, or under a considerable pressure; in distinction from one which lifts the water only to the top of the pump or delivers it through a spout. See Illust. of Plunger pump, under Plunger..
Niblick :: Niblick (n.) A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc..
Liftable :: Liftable (a.) Such as can be lifted.
Suspense :: Suspense (a.) Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
Lift :: Lift (n.) A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals..
Heaver :: Heaver (n.) One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver..
Griff :: Griff (n.) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To bear; to support.
Lift :: Lift (n.) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.
Trot :: Trot (v. i.) The pace of a horse or other quadruped, more rapid than a walk, but of various degrees of swiftness, in which one fore foot and the hind foot of the opposite side are lifted at the same time..
Leash :: Leash (n.) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom..
Camel :: Camel (n.) A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted..
High :: High (superl.) Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high..
Lash :: Lash (n.) In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure..
Superlative :: Superlative (a.) Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the divine character..
Lift :: Lift (n.) A layer of leather in the heel.
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