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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lift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | elevator |
| Type of | lifting device |
| Has types | dumbwaiter, food elevator, freight elevator, service elevator, paternoster |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | heave, raise |
| Type of | actuation, propulsion |
he responded with a lift of his eyebrow.
lift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | airlift |
| Type of | transfer, conveyance, transportation, transport, transferral |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | annul, countermand, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate |
| Type of | cancel, strike down |
| Has types | go back on, renegue on, renege on, renege |
lift an embargo.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | face-lift |
| Type of | operate, operate on |
lift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rise |
| Type of | moving ridge, wave |
lift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, facelift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty |
| Type of | plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty |
| Has types | rhinoplasty, nose job |
some actresses have more than one face lift.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bring up, elevate, get up, raise |
| Type of | move, displace |
| Has types | underlay, chin, chin up, trice, boost, erect, gather up, get up, trice up, heighten, hike, hike up, hoist, jack, jack up, kick up, leaven, levitate, lift up, wind, pick up, pinnacle, skid, prove, pump, raise, rear, shoulder, run up |
| Derivation | lifter |
lift::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | plagiarise, plagiarize |
| Type of | rip, rip off, steal |
| Has types | crib |
lift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aerodynamic lift |
| Type of | aerodynamic force |
| Has types | ground effect |
lift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ski lift, ski tow |
| Type of | transport, conveyance |
| Has types | chair lift, rope tow, chairlift, surface lift |
lift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | device |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | scalp |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | aid, help, assistance, assist |
Examples of lift
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Mt. Baker Ski Area lift ticket and lesson costs are in addition to the bus fees.
From the thenewstribune.com
Witnesses described the derailed lift bouncing like a yo-yo in the bitter winds.
From the bostonherald.com
Using a new machine from New Face, see visible lift results in just one session.
From the desmoinesregister.com
People can lift photos of you from friends'websites, or from social media pages.
From the timesunion.com
For instance, an abdominal lift might be covered below the navel, but not above.
From the forbes.com
Surprisingly positive news on US employment in October failed to lift sentiment.
From the forbes.com
It pumped $588,000 into the GOP primary in Alaska to lift Miller over Murkowski.
From the suntimes.com
With a weary sigh, he asks the man to stand up, lift his shirt, and turn around.
From the latimes.com
If it comes free, we will lift it free and just basically cut the pipe below it.
From the sacbee.com
- Raise: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
- The act of giving temporary assistance
- Aerodynamic lift: the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
- Take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
- Elevation: the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
- Move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
- Lift is the sixth studio album by Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. Music videos were released for the songs "Ocean Floor" and "Rejoice."
- Lift is a rock band formed in Dresden. The group was founded in 1973 and is still active today.
- The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) is the transit authority that owns and operates the public transport system in the city of Erie and around Erie County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, which includes the 'e', the area's transit buses; LIFT, the county paratransit service; and Bayliner ...
