Definition of lift

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Lift (v. i.) To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

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Light :: Light (superl.) Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by physical strength; as, a light burden, or load..
Heave :: Heave (v. t.) To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land..
Lift :: Lift (n.) That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifte.
Lifter :: Lifter (n.) One who, or that which, lifts..
Dipping :: Dipping (n.) The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
Erect :: Erect (a.) Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
Hoist :: Hoist (n.) That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.
Uplift :: Uplift (n.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; -- said of a form..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed beneath a vessel to lift or float it..
Erection :: Erection (n.) The state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes..
Clift :: Clift (n.) A cliff.
Duty :: Duty (n.) The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States)..
Movable :: Movable (a.) Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine..
Leash :: Leash (n.) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom..
Unlatch :: Unlatch (v. i.) To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to unlatch a door..
Shoplifting :: Shoplifting (n.) Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of anything from a shop.
Bed Screw :: Bed screw () A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching..
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To bear; to support.
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