A machine or device designed to pick up, raise, or carry something.
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A raised, high, or erect position, as of a part of the body: the lift of his chin.
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A ride in a vehicle given to help someone reach a destination: gave my friend a lift into town.
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A rise or an elevation in the level of the ground.
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A set of pumps used in a mine.
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verb-transitive
Informal To copy from something already published; plagiarize: lifted whole paragraphs from the encyclopedia.
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Informal To steal; pilfer: A thief lifted my wallet.
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Sports To hit (a golf ball) very high into the air.
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To bring an end to (a blockade or siege) by removing forces.
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To cease (artillery fire) in an area.
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idiom
Lift fire To increase the range of artillery fire by elevating the muzzle of a piece.
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phrasal-verb
Lift off To begin flight: The spacecraft lifted off at noon.
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verb-intransitive
To become elevated; soar: Their spirits lifted when help came.
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To disappear or disperse by or as if by rising: By afternoon the smog had lifted.
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To rise; ascend.
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To stop temporarily: The rain lifted by morning.
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To yield to upward pressure: These windows lift easily.
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