Definition of lift

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Lift (n.) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.

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Scuff :: Scuff (v. i.) To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.
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..
Portamento :: Portamento (n.) In singing, or in the use of the bow, a gradual carrying or lifting of the voice or sound very smoothly from one note to another; a gliding from tone to tone..
Trapdoor :: Trapdoor (n.) A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof or floor.
Duty :: Duty (n.) The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States)..
Lift :: Lift (n.) That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifte.
Bucket :: Bucket (n.) The valved piston of a lifting pump.
Lift :: Lift (n.) A handle.
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise..
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..
Lift :: Lift (n.) The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.
Uplift :: Uplift (n.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like..
Elevate :: Elevate (v. t.) To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
Hoistaway :: Hoistaway (n.) A mechanical lift. See Elevator.
Tilt Hammer :: Tilt hammer () A tilted hammer; a heavy hammer, used in iron works, which is lifted or tilted by projections or wipers on a revolving shaft; a trip hammer..
Lift :: Lift (n.) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
Heaving :: Heaving (n.) A lifting or rising; a swell; a panting or deep sighing.
Rear :: Rear (v. t.) To lift and take up.
Lift :: Lift (v. i.) To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
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