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English noun: lift | |||
| 1. | lift (act) the act of giving temporary assistance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aid, assist, assistance, help | ||
| 2. | lift (phenomenon) the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity | ||
| Synonyms | aerodynamic lift | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aerodynamic force | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ground effect | ||
| 3. | lift (event) the event of something being raised upward | ||
| Samples | An elevation of the temperature in the afternoon. A raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity. | ||
| Synonyms | elevation, raising | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascension, ascent, rise, rising | ||
| 4. | lift (event) a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground | ||
| Synonyms | rise | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | moving ridge, wave | ||
| 5. | lift (artifact) a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill | ||
| Synonyms | ski lift, ski tow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conveyance, transport | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chair lift, chairlift, rope tow, surface lift | ||
| 6. | lift (artifact) a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
| 7. | lift (artifact) one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bed, layer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | top lift | ||
| Part meronym | heel | ||
| 8. | lift (artifact) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | elevator | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lifting device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dumbwaiter, food elevator, freight elevator, paternoster, service elevator | ||
| Part holonym | car, elevator car | ||
| Part meronym | building, edifice | ||
| 9. | lift (act) 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 | ||
| Samples | Some actresses have more than one face lift. | ||
| Synonyms | cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, facelift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | nose job, rhinoplasty | ||
| 10. | lift (act) transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) | ||
| Synonyms | airlift | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conveyance, transfer, transferral, transport, transportation | ||
| Instance hyponym | Berlin airlift | ||
| 11. | lift (act) a ride in a car | ||
| Samples | He gave me a lift home. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drive, ride | ||
| 12. | lift (act) the act of raising something | ||
| Samples | He responded with a lift of his eyebrow. Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up. | ||
| Synonyms | heave, raise | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | actuation, propulsion | ||
English verb: lift | |||
| 1. | lift (motion) raise from a lower to a higher position | ||
| Samples | Raise your hands. Lift a load. | ||
| Examples | The men lift the chairs | ||
| Synonyms | bring up, elevate, get up, raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boost, chin, chin up, erect, gather up, get up, heighten, hike, hike up, hoist, hoist, hoist, jack, jack up, kick up, leaven, levitate, lift, lift up, pick up, pinnacle, prove, pump, raise, rear, run up, shoulder, skid, trice, trice up, underlay, wind | ||
| Cause | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| Antonyms | bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down | ||
| 2. | lift (contact) take hold of something and move it to a different location | ||
| Samples | Lift the box onto the table. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fork, heave, heave up, heft, heft up, pitchfork | ||
| 3. | lift (motion) move upwards | ||
| Samples | Lift one's eyes. | ||
| Synonyms | raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Cause | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| 4. | lift (motion) move upward | ||
| Samples | The fog lifted. The smoke arose from the forest fire. The mist uprose from the meadows. | ||
| Synonyms | arise, come up, go up, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ascend, bubble, chandelle, climb, climb up, come up, go up, go up, mount, rise, rocket, scend, skyrocket, soar, soar up, soar upwards, steam, surge, surge, uplift, uprise, zoom | ||
| Antonyms | come down, descend, go down, fall | ||
| 5. | lift (communication) make audible | ||
| Samples | He lifted a war whoop. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| 6. | lift (communication) cancel officially | ||
| Samples | He revoked the ban on smoking. Lift an embargo. Vacate a death sentence. | ||
| Synonyms | annul, countermand, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cancel, strike down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on | ||
| 7. | lift (possession) make off with belongings of others | ||
| Examples | They lift the goods | ||
| Synonyms | abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||
| 8. | lift (contact) raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help | ||
| Samples | Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car. | ||
| Synonyms | hoist, wind | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | trice, trice up | ||
| 9. | lift (change) invigorate or heighten | ||
| Samples | Lift my spirits. Lift his ego. | ||
| Synonyms | raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| 10. | lift (change) raise in rank or condition | ||
| Samples | The new law lifted many people from poverty. | ||
| Synonyms | elevate, raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dignify, exalt | ||
| 11. | lift (change) take off or away by decreasing | ||
| Samples | Lift the pressure. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 12. | lift (stative) rise up | ||
| Samples | The building rose before them. | ||
| Synonyms | rear, rise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appear, look, seem | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hulk, loom, predominate, tower | ||
| 13. | lift (possession) pay off (a mortgage) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | liquidate, pay off | ||
| 14. | lift (possession) take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property | ||
| Synonyms | plagiarise, plagiarize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crib | ||
| Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||
| 15. | lift (possession) take illegally | ||
| Samples | Rustle cattle. | ||
| Examples | They lift the animals | ||
| Synonyms | rustle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||
| Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||
| 16. | lift (contact) fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means | ||
| Samples | Food is airlifted into Bosnia. | ||
| Synonyms | airlift | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fly | ||
| 17. | lift (contact) take (root crops) out of the ground | ||
| Samples | Lift potatoes. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dig, dig out | ||
| 18. | lift (communication) call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | call, send for | ||
| 19. | lift (change) rise upward, as from pressure or moisture | ||
| Samples | The floor is lifting slowly. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | buckle, heave, warp | ||
| 20. | lift (change) put an end to | ||
| Samples | Lift a ban. Raise a siege. | ||
| Synonyms | raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
| 21. | lift (change) remove (hair) by scalping | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scalp | ||
| 22. | lift (change) remove from a seedbed or from a nursery | ||
| Samples | Lift the tulip bulbs. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 23. | lift (change) remove from a surface | ||
| Samples | The detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 24. | lift (body) perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face | ||
| Synonyms | face-lift | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | operate, operate on | ||
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