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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Elevator :: Elevator (n.) One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything.
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted..
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..
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..
Upbuoyance :: Upbuoyance (n.) The act of buoying up; uplifting.
Raised :: Raised (a.) Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or embossed metal work..
Bucket :: Bucket (n.) The valved piston of a lifting pump.
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To bear; to support.
Crane :: Crane (v. t.) To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with up..
Exalt :: Exalt (v. t.) To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate..
Tripping :: Tripping (a.) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing..
Heave :: Heave (v. t.) To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land..
Mount :: Mount (n.) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with up.
Jack :: "Jack (v. t.) To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5..
Attollent :: Attollent (a.) Lifting up; raising; as, an attollent muscle..
Toe :: Toe (n.) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece..
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To raise, elevate, exalt, improve, in rank, condition, estimation, character, etc.; -- often with up..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack..
Box :: Box (n.) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
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