Definition of lift

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Lift (n.) A lift gate. See Lift gate, below..

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Walk :: Walk (v. i.) To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running, or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the ground..
Upheave :: Upheave (v. t.) To heave or lift up from beneath; to raise.
Lift :: Lift (v. i.) To rise; to become or appear raised or elevated; as, the fog lifts; the land lifts to a ship approaching it..
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise..
Weigh :: Weigh (v. t.) To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor..
Heaver :: Heaver (n.) One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver..
Bell Jar :: Bell jar () A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view..
Unlatch :: Unlatch (v. i.) To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to unlatch a door..
Heaving :: Heaving (n.) A lifting or rising; a swell; a panting or deep sighing.
Lifting :: Lifting (a.) Used in, or for, or by, lifting..
Bite :: Bite (v.) The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another..
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support or holding in the higher place; -- said of material things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair or a burden..
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)..
Hoist :: Hoist (n.) That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.
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..
Lifted :: Lifted (imp. & p. p.) of Lif.
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..
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.
Lift :: Lift (n.) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.
Elate :: Elate (a.) Lifted up; raised; elevated.
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