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lift verb (lifted, lifting) 1 tr & intr to raise or rise to a higher position. 2 to move (especially one's eyes or face) upwards. 3 to take and carry away; to remove. 4 to raise to a better or more agreeable level • lift one's spirits. 5 intrans a said of cloud, fog, etc: to clear; b said of winds: to become less strong. 6 to remove or annul • They will lift the trading restrictions. 7 to dig up (crops growing in the ground, eg potatoes). 8 colloq to plagiarize from someone else's work or from published material. 9 slang to arrest. 10 colloq to steal. noun 1 an act of lifting. 2 lifting power. 3 the upward force of the air on an aircraft, etc. 4 Brit a device for moving people and goods between floors of a building, consisting of a compartment which moves up and down in a vertical shaft. N Amer equivalent elevator. 5 Brit a ride in a person's car or other vehicle, often given without payment as a favour. N Amer equivalent ride. 6 a boost to the spirits or sudden feeling of happiness. 7 a step in advancement, promotion, etc. 8 a mechanism for raising or lowering a vessel to another level of a canal. 9 a layer in the heel of a shoe to give extra height. to have one's face lifted to have a facelift. lift a or one's hand to threaten to hit someone. lift a finger or hand with negatives to make the smallest effort (to help, etc) • He just sat there without lifting a finger to help.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Norse lypta.

lift verb (lifted, lifting) 1 tr & intr to raise or rise to a higher position. 2 to move (especially one's eyes or face) upwards. 3 to take and carry away; to remove. 4 to raise to a better or more agreeable level • lift one's spirits. 5 intrans a said of cloud, fog, etc: to clear; b said of winds: to become less strong. 6 to remove or annul • They will lift the trading restrictions. 7 to dig up (crops growing in the ground, eg potatoes). 8 colloq to plagiarize from someone else's work or from published material. 9 slang to arrest. 10 colloq to steal. noun 1 an act of lifting. 2 lifting power. 3 the upward force of the air on an aircraft, etc. 4 Brit a device for moving people and goods between floors of a building, consisting of a compartment which moves up and down in a vertical shaft. N Amer equivalent elevator. 5 Brit a ride in a person's car or other vehicle, often given without payment as a favour. N Amer equivalent ride. 6 a boost to the spirits or sudden feeling of happiness. 7 a step in advancement, promotion, etc. 8 a mechanism for raising or lowering a vessel to another level of a canal. 9 a layer in the heel of a shoe to give extra height. to have one's face lifted to have a facelift. lift a or one's hand to threaten to hit someone. lift a finger or hand with negatives to make the smallest effort (to help, etc) • He just sat there without lifting a finger to help.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Norse lypta.

lift verb (lifted, lifting) 1 tr & intr to raise or rise to a higher position. 2 to move (especially one's eyes or face) upwards. 3 to take and carry away; to remove. 4 to raise to a better or more agreeable level • lift one's spirits. 5 intrans a said of cloud, fog, etc: to clear; b said of winds: to become less strong. 6 to remove or annul • They will lift the trading restrictions. 7 to dig up (crops growing in the ground, eg potatoes). 8 colloq to plagiarize from someone else's work or from published material. 9 slang to arrest. 10 colloq to steal. noun 1 an act of lifting. 2 lifting power. 3 the upward force of the air on an aircraft, etc. 4 Brit a device for moving people and goods between floors of a building, consisting of a compartment which moves up and down in a vertical shaft. N Amer equivalent elevator. 5 Brit a ride in a person's car or other vehicle, often given without payment as a favour. N Amer equivalent ride. 6 a boost to the spirits or sudden feeling of happiness. 7 a step in advancement, promotion, etc. 8 a mechanism for raising or lowering a vessel to another level of a canal. 9 a layer in the heel of a shoe to give extra height. to have one's face lifted to have a facelift. lift a or one's hand to threaten to hit someone. lift a finger or hand with negatives to make the smallest effort (to help, etc) • He just sat there without lifting a finger to help.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Norse lypta.