A mechanical device consisting of a compartment that may move vertically up and down, and that is used to convey people and cargo between floors of a building.
Transportation of a person in a vehicle, usually without monetary or other compensation and with a given location as the goal.
To cause an object to have a higher location than previously.
An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means: "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
the event of something being raised
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
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home"
the act of giving temporary assistance
remove from a surface, of fingerprints
take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure"
remove from a seedbed or form a nursery, as of bulbs
remove by scalping, of hair
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly"
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
take out of the ground, of root crops; "lift potatoes"
take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
pay off; as of mortgages
put an end to, as of a siege or a blockade; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
raise in rank or condition: "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
make off with belongings of others
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits", "lift his ego"
raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"
move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"
rise up; "The building rose before them"
take illegally, as of cattle
carries skiers up a hill
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
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; "some actresses have more than one face lift"
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
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
perform cosmetic surgery on someone''s face
remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs"
remove (hair) by scalping
put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
take (root crops) out of the ground; "lift potatoes"
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
move upwards; "lift one''s eyes"
take illegally; "rustle cattle"
take without referencing from someone else''s writing or speech; of intellectual property
pay off (a mortgage)
the act of raising something
a ride in a car
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
the event of something being raised upward
remove from a surface
take off or away by decreasing
remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
put an end to
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
raise in rank or condition
invigorate or heighten
cancel officially
make audible
take (root crops) out of the ground
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
take hold of something and move it to a different location
