Definitions
1.verbTo raise or rise."The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear."
2.verbTo steal.
3.verbTo source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
4.verbTo arrest (a person).
5.verbTo remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
6.verbTo alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
7.verbTo cause to move upwards.
8.verbTo lift weights; to weight-lift."She lifts twice a week at the gym."
9.verbTo try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
10.verbTo elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
11.verbTo bear; to support.
12.verbTo collect, as moneys due; to raise.
13.verbTo transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
14.verbTo buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.
15.adjectiveRaised up; held aloft.
16.adjectiveStolen.