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Lift

/lɪft/

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noun

  1. An act of lifting or raising.
  2. The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.
  3. Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.
  4. An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.
  5. (measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
  6. A thief.
  7. The lifting of a dance partner into the air.
  8. Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
  9. An improvement in mood.
  10. The amount or weight to be lifted.
  11. The space or distance through which anything is lifted.
  12. A rise; a degree of elevation.
  13. A liftgate.
  14. A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
  15. One of the steps of a cone pulley.
  16. (shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.
  17. That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.

Synonyms: elevator, ride, uplift

verb

  1. To raise or rise.
  2. To steal.
  3. To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
  4. To arrest (a person).
  5. To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
  6. To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
  7. To cause to move upwards.
  8. To lift weights; to weight-lift.
  9. To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
  10. To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
  11. To bear; to support.
  12. To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
  13. To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
  14. To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.

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Lift is a 2-meaning word in English. Shorter words have fewer anagrams.

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