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the act of raising something
he responded with a lift of his eyebrow; fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
(noun) airlift
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
(noun) face lift, face lifting, facelift, cosmetic surgery, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
some actresses have more than one face lift
(noun) elevator
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
(noun) rise
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
the event of something being raised upward
an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon; a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
(noun) aerodynamic lift
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
(verb) face-lift
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
(verb) raise
put an end to
lift a ban; raise a siege
raise in rank or condition
The new law lifted many people from poverty
(verb) raise
invigorate or heighten
lift my spirits; lift his ego
(verb) vacate, countermand, overturn, annul, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke
cancel officially
He revoked the ban on smoking; lift an embargo; vacate a death sentence
(verb) airlift
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
Food is airlifted into Bosnia
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
(verb) come up, rise, move up, go up, arise, uprise
move upward
The fog lifted; The smoke arose from the forest fire; The mist uprose from the meadows
(verb) raise
move upwards
lift one's eyes
(verb) raise, get up, bring up, elevate
raise from a lower to a higher position
Raise your hands; Lift a load
(verb) abstract, filch, hook, snarf, sneak, nobble, swipe, cabbage, pilfer, pinch, purloin
make off with belongings of others
(verb) rustle
take illegally
rustle cattle
(verb) plagiarise, plagiarize
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
rise up
The building rose before them