Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: aerodynamic_lift, airlift, face-lift, face_lift, face_lifting, facelift, lift, ski_lift

'lift'

[lift.n.01] as in: the act of giving temporary assistance

'lift'

[aerodynamic_lift.n.01] as in: the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

'lift'

[elevation.n.01] as in: the event of something being raised upward

Examples:
an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity

'lift'

[lift.n.04] as in: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

'lift'

[ski_tow.n.01] as in: a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

'lift'

[lift.n.06] as in: a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

'lift'

[lift.n.07] as in: one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

'lift'

[elevator.n.01] as in: lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

'lift'

[face_lift.n.01] as in: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised

Examples:
some actresses have more than one face lift

'lift'

[airlift.n.01] as in: transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

'lift'

[lift.n.11] as in: a ride in a car

Examples:
he gave me a lift home

'lift'

[lift.n.12] as in: the act of raising something

Examples:
he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up

'lift'

[raise.v.02] as in: raise from a lower to a higher position

Examples:
Raise your hands
Lift a load

'lift'

[lift.v.02] as in: take hold of something and move it to a different location

Examples:
lift the box onto the table

'lift'

[lift.v.03] as in: move upwards

Examples:
lift one's eyes

'lift'

[rise.v.01] as in: move upward

Examples:
The fog lifted
The smoke arose from the forest fire
The mist uprose from the meadows

'lift'

[lift.v.05] as in: make audible

Examples:
He lifted a war whoop

'lift'

[revoke.v.02] as in: cancel officially

Examples:
He revoked the ban on smoking
lift an embargo
vacate a death sentence

'lift'

[pilfer.v.01] as in: make off with belongings of others

'lift'

[hoist.v.01] as in: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

Examples:
hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car

'lift'

[raise.v.25] as in: invigorate or heighten

Examples:
lift my spirits
lift his ego

'lift'

[lift.v.10] as in: raise in rank or condition

Examples:
The new law lifted many people from poverty

'lift'

[lift.v.11] as in: take off or away by decreasing

Examples:
lift the pressure

'lift'

[rise.v.04] as in: rise up

Examples:
The building rose before them

'lift'

[lift.v.13] as in: pay off (a mortgage)

'lift'

[plagiarize.v.01] as in: take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

'lift'

[rustle.v.02] as in: take illegally

Examples:
rustle cattle

'lift'

[airlift.v.01] as in: fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

Examples:
Food is airlifted into Bosnia

'lift'

[lift.v.17] as in: take (root crops) out of the ground

Examples:
lift potatoes

'lift'

[lift.v.18] as in: call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

'lift'

[lift.v.19] as in: rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

Examples:
The floor is lifting slowly

'lift'

[lift.v.20] as in: put an end to

Examples:
lift a ban
raise a siege

'lift'

[lift.v.21] as in: remove (hair) by scalping

'lift'

[lift.v.22] as in: remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

Examples:
lift the tulip bulbs

'lift'

[lift.v.23] as in: remove from a surface

Examples:
the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table

'lift'

[face-lift.v.01] as in: perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

Origins

					lift (English)
├── lifte (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── liften (Middle English (1100-1500))