what does lift mean?
LIFT as NOUN
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- the act of raising something
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- he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
- fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- 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
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- some actresses have more than one face lift
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the act of giving temporary assistance
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- 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
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the event of something being raised upward
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- an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
- a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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LIFT as VERB
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- perform cosmetic surgery on someone’’s face
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- take off or away by decreasing
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- remove (hair) by scalping
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
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- The floor is lifting slowly
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- raise in rank or condition
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- The new law lifted many people from poverty
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- lift my spirits
- lift his ego
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- annul by recalling or rescinding
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- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- take (root crops) out of the ground
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
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- Food is airlifted into Bosnia
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
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- hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- take hold of something and move it to a different location
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- lift the box onto the table
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The fog lifted
- The smoke arose from the forest fire
- The mist uprose from the meadows
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- raise from a lower to a higher position
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- Raise your hands
- Lift a load
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- make off with belongings of others
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- take without referencing from someone else’’s writing or speech
- of intellectual property
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The building rose before them
Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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