LIFT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of raising something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a ride in a car
    Usage Example(s)
    • he gave me a lift home
    Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • 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
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • 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
  6. Meaning
    • 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
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • 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 Hyponym(s)
  8. Meaning
    • 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 Derived(s)
  9. Meaning
    • a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  10. Meaning
    • a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  11. Meaning
    • the event of something being raised upward
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  12. Meaning
    • the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

LIFT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • perform cosmetic surgery on someone’’s face
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • remove from a surface
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
  3. Meaning
    • take off or away by decreasing
    Usage Example(s)
    • lift the pressure
    Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
    Usage Example(s)
    • lift the tulip bulbs
    Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • remove (hair) by scalping
    Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • put an end to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • lift a ban
    • raise a siege
    Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
  8. Meaning
    • raise in rank or condition
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  9. Meaning
    • invigorate or heighten
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
  10. Meaning
    • 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
  11. Meaning
    • annul by recalling or rescinding
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  12. Meaning
    • make audible
    Usage Example(s)
    • He lifted a war whoop
    Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  13. Meaning
    • take (root crops) out of the ground
    Usage Example(s)
    • lift potatoes
    Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  14. Meaning
    • fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  15. Meaning
    • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  16. Meaning
    • take hold of something and move it to a different location
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s)
  17. Meaning
    • move upward
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  18. Meaning
    • move upwards
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • lift one’’s eyes
    Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Cause(s) Derived(s)
  19. Meaning
    • raise from a lower to a higher position
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) See Also Cause(s) Derived(s)
  20. Meaning
    • make off with belongings of others
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  21. Meaning
    • take illegally
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • rustle cattle
    Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  22. Meaning
    • take without referencing from someone else’’s writing or speech
    • of intellectual property
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  23. Meaning
    • pay off (a mortgage)
    Hypernyms(s) lift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  24. Meaning
    • rise up
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)