lift (Noun) — The act of giving temporary assistance.
lift (Noun) — The component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity.
lift (Noun) — The event of something being raised upward.
lift (Noun) — A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground.
lift (Noun) — A powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill.
lift (Noun) — A device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg.
lift (Noun) — One of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot.
lift (Noun) — 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.
lift (Noun) — 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. ex. "some actresses have more than one face lift"
lift (Noun) — Transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable).
lift (Noun) — A ride in a car. ex. "he gave me a lift home"
lift (Noun) — The act of raising something. ex. "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"
lift (Verb) — Take from a lower to a higher position. ex. "Lift a load"
lift (Verb) — Take hold of something and move it to a different location. ex. "lift the box onto the table"
lift (Verb) — Cause to move upwards. ex. "lift one's eyes"
lift (Verb) — Move upward. ex. "The fog lifted"
lift (Verb) — Make audible. ex. "He lifted a war whoop"
lift (Verb) — Cancel officially. ex. "lift an embargo"
lift (Verb) — Make off with belongings of others.
lift (Verb) — Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help. ex. "lift the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
lift (Verb) — Invigorate or heighten. ex. "lift his ego" ex. "lift my spirits"
lift (Verb) — Increase in condition, wealth, quality of life, etc.. ex. "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
lift (Verb) — Take off or away by decreasing. ex. "lift the pressure"
lift (Verb) — Become or appear high or tall. ex. "The building lifted before them"
lift (Verb) — Pay off (a mortgage).
lift (Verb) — (crime) take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property. ex. "Technology can be used to cheat or lift"
lift (Verb) — (crime) take illegally. ex. "lift cattle"
lift (Verb) — Fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means. ex. "Food is lifted into Bosnia"
lift (Verb) — Take (root crops) out of the ground. ex. "lift potatoes"
lift (Verb) — Call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs.
lift (Verb) — Rise upward, as from pressure or moisture. ex. "The floor is lifting slowly"
lift (Verb) — Put an end to. ex. "lift a ban"
lift (Verb) — Remove (hair) by scalping.
lift (Verb) — Remove from a seedbed or from a nursery. ex. "lift the tulip bulbs"
lift (Verb) — Remove from a surface. ex. "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
lift (Verb) — Perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face.