LIFO
LIFO

lift


Definition: Meaning of, lift in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɪft /

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lift lifted lifted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
lifting lifts
  1. move something upwards also lift up [transitive] to move something or someone upwards into the air
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  2. part of the body also lift up [intransitive and transitive] to move part of your body up to a higher position [=  raise]
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  3. controls/laws [transitive] to remove a rule or a law that says that something is not allowed
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  4. by plane [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take people or things to or from a place by aircraft
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  5. not lift a finger (to do something) informal to do nothing to help
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  6. lift somebody's spirits to make someone feel more cheerful and hopeful
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  7. clouds/mist [intransitive] if cloud or mist lifts, it disappears
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  8. sad feelings [intransitive] if feelings of sadness lift, they disappear
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  9. use somebody's ideas/words [transitive] to take words, ideas etc from someone else's work and use them in your work, without stating where they came from and as if they were your own words etc
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  10. steal [transitive] informal to steal something
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  11. voice also lift up [transitive] literary if you lift your voice, you speak, shout, or sing more loudly [=  raise]
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  12. increase [transitive] to make prices, profit etc increase
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  13. vegetables [transitive] to dig up vegetables that grow under the ground
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
lift lifts
  1. in a building [countable] British English a machine that you can ride in, that moves up and down between the floors in a tall building [=  elevator American English]
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  2. in a car [countable] if you give someone a lift, you take them somewhere in your car [=  ride]
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  3. give somebody/something a lift to make someone feel more cheerful and more hopeful
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  4. give somebody/something a lift to make something such as a business, the economy etc operate better
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  5. lifting movement [uncountable and countable] a movement in which something is lifted or raised up
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  6. wind/aircraft [uncountable] the pressure of air that keeps something such as an aircraft up in the air or lifts it higher
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lift used in phrases

  • Alpine lift (noun)
    1. a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis
  • T-bar lift (noun)
    1. a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis
  • aerodynamic lift (noun)
    1. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
  • face-lift (verb)
    1. perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
  • fork-lift truck (noun)
    1. a vehicle with special equipment on the front for lifting and moving heavy things
  • lift bridge (noun)
    1. a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
  • lift out (verb)
    1. take out or up with or as if with a scoop
  • lift pump (noun)
    1. pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up
  • lift shaft (noun)
    1. a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor
  • lift-off (noun)
    1. the moment when a vehicle that is about to travel in space leaves the ground [↪  take-off]
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lift used in phrasal verbs

  • lift off (phrasal verb)
    1. when an aircraft or space vehicle lifts off, it goes up from the ground into the air
  • lift up (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] same as lift1 (sense 1)
    2. [intransitive/transitive] same as lift1 (sense 9)
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