eng: lift

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means(noun) the act of giving temporary assistance
lift
means(noun) the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
lift, aerodynamic lift
means(noun) the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
lift, raising, elevation
means(noun) a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
lift, rise
means(noun) a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
ski tow, lift, ski lift
means(noun) a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
lift
means(noun) one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
lift
means(noun) 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
elevator, lift
means(noun) 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"
facelift, face lift, lift, nip and tuck, face lifting, rhytidoplasty, rhytidectomy, cosmetic surgery
means(noun) transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
airlift, lift
means(noun) a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home"
lift
means(noun) the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
heave, lift, raise
means(verb) raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
bring up, elevate, lift, raise, get up
means(verb) take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
lift
means(verb) move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
lift, raise
means(verb) move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
uprise, move up, arise, come up, lift, go up, rise
means(verb) make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
lift
means(verb) cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
revoke, reverse, countermand, overturn, rescind, vacate, lift, repeal, annul
means(verb) make off with belongings of others
pilfer, cabbage, hook, pinch, snarf, nobble, filch, swipe, lift, abstract, sneak, purloin
means(verb) raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
lift, wind, hoist
means(verb) invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
raise, lift
means(verb) raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
lift, raise, elevate
means(verb) take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure"
lift
means(verb) rise up; "The building rose before them"
lift, rear, rise
means(verb) pay off (a mortgage)
lift
means(verb) take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
lift, plagiarise, plagiarize
means(verb) take illegally; "rustle cattle"
lift, rustle
means(verb) fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
lift, airlift
means(verb) take (root crops) out of the ground; "lift potatoes"
lift
means(verb) call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
lift
means(verb) rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly"
lift
means(verb) put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
lift, raise
means(verb) remove (hair) by scalping
lift
means(verb) remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs"
lift
means(verb) remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
lift
means(verb) perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
face-lift, lift
meanse/Lift (force)
meanse/Lift (soaring)

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