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Lift

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Meaning

Verb

●
To
or rise.
●
To steal.
●
To
without
; to plagiarise.
●
To
(a person).
●
To
(a
,
, etc.).
●
To
, to
(pressure,
,
, etc.)
●
to cause to
upwards.
●
To
; to weight-lift.
●
To
to
something; to
the
for
or bearing.
●
To
or improve in
,
, etc.; often with up.
●
To
; to support.
●
To
, as
due; to raise.
●
In Programming:
To
(a
) into a
in a different context.
●
In Finance:
To
a security or other
for sale.
●
In Hunting:
To take (hounds) off the
and
them to another spot.

Noun

●
An
of
or raising.
●
The
of
someone in a
; a
; a trip.
●
In Australian English, British English, New Zealand English & Footwear:
Mechanical
for
or people between
in a building.
●
In Footwear:
An upward
, such as the
that
aloft.
●
The
in
between the
and lower
of a
,
by lock.
●
A thief.
●
In Dance:
The
of a
into the air.
●
Permanent
with a
that is
vertically.
●
An
in mood.
●
The amount or
to be lifted.
●
The
or
through which anything is lifted.
●
A
; a
of elevation.
●
A liftgate.
●
In Nautical:
A
from the
to the
of a
below, and used for
or
the
the
.
●
In Engineering:
One of the
of a
pulley.
●
A
of
in the
of a shoe.
●
That
of the
of a
during which the
is given.
●
In British English, Scottish English & Footwear:
Air.
●
In British English & Scottish English:
The
; the
;
; atmosphere.
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Origin

lift
English
arrow
lifte
Middle English (1100-1500)
liften
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym

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