Lift

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NOUN

the act of giving temporary assistance

the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

the event of something being raised upward

a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

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

plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face

transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

a ride in a car

the act of raising something

VERB

raise from a lower to a higher position

take hold of something and move it to a different location

move upwards

move upward

make audible

cancel officially

make off with belongings of others

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

invigorate or heighten

raise in rank or condition

take off or away by decreasing

rise up

pay off (a mortgage)

take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech

take illegally

fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

take (root crops) out of the ground

call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

put an end to

remove (hair) by scalping

remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

remove from a surface

perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

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