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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Heaving :: Heaving (n.) A lifting or rising; a swell; a panting or deep sighing.
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..
Tab :: Tab (n.) A loop for pulling or lifting something.
Uplifting :: Uplifting (imp. & p. p.) of Uplif.
Force Pump :: Force pump () A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump, or under a considerable pressure; in distinction from one which lifts the water only to the top of the pump or delivers it through a spout. See Illust. of Plunger pump, under Plunger..
Lash :: Lash (n.) In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure..
Exalt :: Exalt (v. t.) To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.
Porter :: Porter (n.) A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; -- called also porter bar..
Cog :: Cog (n.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the face of a wheel..
Cockhorse :: Cockhorse (a.) Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse..
Box :: Box (n.) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
Lifting :: Lifting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lif.
Suspense :: Suspense (a.) Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
Hoistaway :: Hoistaway (n.) A mechanical lift. See Elevator.
Lift :: Lift (n.) Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted..
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship..
Uphand :: Uphand (a.) Lifted by the hand, or by both hands; as, the uphand sledge..
Clift :: Clift (n.) A cliff.
Lift :: Lift (n.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
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