Definition of lift

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Lift (n.) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.

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Elevator :: Elevator (n.) One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything.
Lift :: Lift (v. i.) To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
Lift :: Lift (n.) Help; assistance, as by lifting; as, to give one a lift in a wagon..
Power :: Power (n.) Applied force; force producing motion or pressure; as, the power applied at one and of a lever to lift a weight at the other end..
Lift :: Lift (n.) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
Erect :: Erect (a.) Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
Trapdoor :: Trapdoor (n.) A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof or floor.
Clifted :: Clifted (a.) Broken; fissured.
Lifter :: Lifter (n.) A tool for lifting loose sand from the mold; also, a contrivance attached to a cope, to hold the sand together when the cope is lifted..
Niblick :: Niblick (n.) A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc..
Car :: Car (n.) The cage of a lift or elevator.
Lift :: Lift (n.) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.
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..
Weigh :: Weigh (v. t.) To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor..
Lift :: Lift (n.) The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift..
Slice :: Slice (v. t.) One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
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.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
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..
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..
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