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Pulley :: Pulley (b. t.) To raise or lift by means of a pulley.

Mount :: Mount (v. t.) To raise aloft; to lift on high.

Lift :: Lift (n.) An exercising machine.

Exalt :: Exalt (v. t.) To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate..

Lift :: Lift (n.) The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift..

Elevator :: Elevator (n.) One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything.

Bell Jar :: Bell jar () A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view..

Loft :: Loft (n.) That which is lifted up; an elevation.

Lift :: Lift (n.) A handle.

Upbuoyance :: Upbuoyance (n.) The act of buoying up; uplifting.

Grunter :: Grunter (n.) A hook used in lifting a crucible.

Boom :: Boom (n.) A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended..

Horse Power :: Horse power () A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work per minute; hence, it is the power that must be exerted in lifting 33,000 pounds at the rate of one foot per minute, or 550 pounds at the rate of one foot per second, or 55 pounds at the rate of ten feet per second

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..

Shovel :: Shovel (v. t.) An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances..

Hoistaway :: Hoistaway (n.) A mechanical lift. See Elevator.

Clifted :: Clifted (a.) Broken; fissured.

Elate :: Elate (a.) Lifted up; raised; elevated.

Niblick :: Niblick (n.) A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc..

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..

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