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1.nounAn act of lifting or raising.
2.nounThe act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip."He gave me a lift to the bus station."
3.nounMechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator."Take the lift to the fourth floor."
4.nounAn upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.
5.noun(measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
6.nounA thief.
7.nounThe lifting of a dance partner into the air.
8.nounPermanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
9.nounAn improvement in mood.
10.nounThe amount or weight to be lifted."What's the maximum lift of this crane?"
11.nounThe space or distance through which anything is lifted.
12.nounA rise; a degree of elevation."the lift of a lock in canals"
13.nounA liftgate.
14.nounA rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
15.nounOne of the steps of a cone pulley.
16.noun(shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.
17.nounThat portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.
18.verbTo raise or rise."The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear."
19.verbTo steal.
20.verbTo source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
21.verbTo arrest (a person).
22.verbTo remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
23.verbTo alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
24.verbTo cause to move upwards.
25.verbTo lift weights; to weight-lift."She lifts twice a week at the gym."
26.verbTo try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
27.verbTo elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
28.verbTo bear; to support.
29.verbTo collect, as moneys due; to raise.
30.verbTo transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
31.verbTo buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.
32.nounAir.
33.nounThe sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.