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Niblick :: Niblick (n.) A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc..

Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The act of hoisting; a lift.

Box :: Box (n.) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.

Lift :: Lift (n.) Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted..

Uplift :: Uplift (v. t.) To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock..

Lift :: Lift (n.) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.

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)..

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..

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..

Extol :: Extol (v. t.) To place on high; to lift up; to elevate.

Light :: Light (superl.) Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by physical strength; as, a light burden, or load..

Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught..

Clift :: Clift (n.) The fork of the legs; the crotch.

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..

Tip :: Tip (n.) A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf..

Bed Screw :: Bed screw () A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching..

Elevated :: Elevated (a.) Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated thoughts..

Horse Power :: Horse power () A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work per minute; hence, it is the power that must be exerted in lifting 33,000 pounds at the rate of one foot per minute, or 550 pounds at the rate of one foot per second, or 55 pounds at the rate of ten feet per second

Uplifting :: Uplifting (imp. & p. p.) of Uplif.

Dipping :: Dipping (n.) The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like..

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