n the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
n the event of something being raised upward
n a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
n a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
n a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
n one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
n 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
n 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
n transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
n a ride in a car
he gave me a lift home
n the act of raising something
he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
v raise from a lower to a higher position
v take hold of something and move it to a different location
lift the box onto the table
v move upwards
lift one's eyes
v move upward
The fog lifted
v make audible
He lifted a war whoop
v cancel officially
lift an embargo
v make off with belongings of others
v raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
v invigorate or heighten
lift my spirits lift his ego
v raise in rank or condition
The new law lifted many people from poverty
v take off or away by decreasing
lift the pressure
v rise up
v pay off (a mortgage)
v take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
v take illegally
v fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
Food is airlifted into Bosnia
v take (root crops) out of the ground
lift potatoes
v call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
v rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
The floor is lifting slowly
v put an end to
lift a ban
v remove (hair) by scalping
v remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
lift the tulip bulbs
v remove from a surface
the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table