Definition of lift

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Lift (n.) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.

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Lifting :: Lifting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lif.
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed beneath a vessel to lift or float it..
Lift :: Lift (n.) The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift..
Lift :: Lift (n.) Help; assistance, as by lifting; as, to give one a lift in a wagon..
Uphand :: Uphand (a.) Lifted by the hand, or by both hands; as, the uphand sledge..
Clift :: Clift (n.) A cleft of crack; a narrow opening.
Lift :: Lift (n.) That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifte.
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..
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..
Assault :: Assault (n.) An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery..
Sublime :: Sublime (superl.) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Jack :: "Jack (v. t.) To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5..
Lift :: Lift (n.) The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.
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..
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..
Elation :: Elation (n.) A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity.
Jackscrew :: "Jackscrew (n.) A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5..
Ease :: Ease (n.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery..
Rear :: Rear (v. t.) To lift and take up.
Relevation :: Relevation (n.) A raising or lifting up.
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