1. [n]  the act of giving temporary assistance
2. [n]  the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
3. [n]  a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home"
4. [n]  transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
5. [n]  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; "some actresses have more than one face lift"
6. [n]  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
7. [n]  one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
8. [n]  a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
9. [n]  a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
10. [n]  a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
11. [n]  the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
12. [n]  the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
13. [v]  perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
14. [v]  remove from a surface, of fingerprints
15. [v]  take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure"
16. [v]  remove from a seedbed or form a nursery, as of bulbs
17. [v]  remove by scalping, of hair
18. [v]  put an end to, as of a siege or a blockade; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
19. [v]  rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly"
20. [v]  raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
21. [v]  invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
22. [v]  call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
23. [v]  annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
24. [v]  make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
25. [v]  fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
26. [v]  take out of the ground, of root crops; "lift potatoes"
27. [v]  raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
28. [v]  take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
29. [v]  move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
30. [v]  move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
31. [v]  raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
32. [v]  make off with belongings of others
33. [v]  take illegally, as of cattle
34. [v]  take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
35. [v]  pay off; as of mortgages
36. [v]  rise up; "The building rose before them"

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1. \Lift\ (l[i^]ft), n. [AS. lyft air. See {Loft}.]
   The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament. [Obs. or Scot.]
   

2. \Lift\ (l[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lifted}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Lifting}.] [Icel. lypta, fr. lopt air; akin to Sw.
   lyfta to lift, Dan. l["o]fte, G. l["u]ften; -- prop., to
   raise into the air. See {Loft}, and cf. 1st {Lift}.]
   1. To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to
      raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a
      higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support
      or holding in the higher place; -- said of material
      things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair
      or a burden.
   2. To raise, elevate, exalt, improve, in rank, condition,
      estimation, character, etc.; -- often with up.
            The Roman virtues lift up mortal man. --Addison.
            Lest, being lifted up with pride.     --1 Tim. iii.
                                                  6.
   3. To bear; to support. [Obs.] --Spenser.
   4. To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
   5. [Perh. a different word, and akin to Goth. hliftus thief,
      hlifan to steal, L. clepere, Gr. kle`ptein. Cf.
      {Shoplifter}.] To steal; to carry off by theft (esp.
      cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle.
   Note: In old writers, lift is sometimes used for lifted.
               He ne'er lift up his hand but conquered. --Shak.
   {To lift up}, to raise or elevate; in the Scriptures,
      specifically, to elevate upon the cross. --John viii. 28.
   {To lift up the eyes}. To look up; to raise the eyes, as in
      prayer. --Ps. cxxi. 1.
   {To lift up the feet}, to come speedily to one's relief.
      --Ps. lxxiv. 3.
   {To lift up the hand}.
      (a) To take an oath. --Gen. xiv. 22.
      (b) To pray. --Ps. xxviii. 2.
      (c) To engage in duty. --Heb. xii. 12.
   {To lift up the hand against}, to rebel against; to assault;
      to attack; to injure; to oppress. --Job xxxi. 21.
   {To lift up one's head}, to cause one to be exalted or to
      rejoice. --Gen. xl. 13. --Luke xxi. 28.
   {To lift up the heel against}, to treat with insolence or
      unkindness. --John xiii.18.
   {To lift up the voice}, to cry aloud; to call out. --Gen.
      xxi. 16.
   

3. \Lift\ (l[i^]ft), v. i.
   1. To try to raise something; to exert the strength for
      raising or bearing.
            Strained by lifting at a weight too heavy. --Locke.
   2. To rise; to become or appear raised or elevated; as, the
      fog lifts; the land lifts to a ship approaching it.
   3. [See {Lift}, v. t., 5.] To live by theft. --Spenser.
   

4. \Lift\, n.
   1. Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted.
   2. The space or distance through which anything is lifted;
      as, a long lift. --Bacon.
   3. Help; assistance, as by lifting; as, to give one a lift in
      a wagon. [Colloq.]
            The goat gives the fox a lift.        --L'Estrange.
   4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is
      lifted; as:
      (a) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.
      (b) A handle.
      (c) An exercising machine.
   5. A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in
      canals.
   6. A lift gate. See {Lift gate}, below. [Prov. Eng.]
   7. (Naut.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity
      of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end
      of the yard.
   8. (Mach.) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
   9. (Shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel.
   10. (Horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance
       during which the impulse is given. --Saunier.
   {Dead lift}. See under {Dead}. --Swift.
   {Lift bridge}, a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of
      which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside.
   {Lift gate}, a gate that is opened by lifting.
   {Lift hammer}. See {Tilt hammer}.
   {Lift lock}, a canal lock.
   {Lift pump}, a lifting pump.
   {Lift tenter} (Windmills), a governor for regulating the
      speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action
      of grinding machinery according to the speed.
   {Lift wall} (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the
      lock.