Definition of lift

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Lift (n.) The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift..

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Lift :: Lift (n.) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.
Enhance :: Enhance (v. t.) To raise or lift up; to exalt.
Lift :: Lift (n.) That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifte.
Lift :: Lift (n.) Help; assistance, as by lifting; as, to give one a lift in a wagon..
Grunter :: Grunter (n.) A hook used in lifting a crucible.
Box :: Box (n.) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
Trot :: Trot (v. i.) The pace of a horse or other quadruped, more rapid than a walk, but of various degrees of swiftness, in which one fore foot and the hind foot of the opposite side are lifted at the same time..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
Sublime :: Sublime (superl.) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Muscle :: Muscle (n.) Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle by lifting a heavy weight..
Griff :: Griff (n.) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.
Cockhorse :: Cockhorse (a.) Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse..
Forelift :: Forelift (v. t.) To lift up in front.
Helve :: Helve (n.) A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
Ease :: Ease (n.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery..
Lash :: Lash (n.) In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure..
Tip :: Tip (n.) A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf..
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..
Raised :: Raised (a.) Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or embossed metal work..
Uphand :: Uphand (a.) Lifted by the hand, or by both hands; as, the uphand sledge..
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