lift
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Origin of lift
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Related Words for lift
comfort, boost, relief, encouragement, reassurance, raise, rise, hoist, climb, disappear, soar, end, reverse, relax, dismantle, stop, remove, cancel, rescind, takeExamples from the Web for lift
Contemporary Examples of lift
The Kurds claimed at least 100 Islamic militants were killed in the two-day battle to lift the siege.
He vows that it will create 250,000 jobs, lift Nicaragua out of poverty and make it the maritime capital of the world.
In essence, they placed a bunch of solar panels in the form of a suspension bridge on top of the lift.
And in the summer, when the lift is idle, it feeds juice into the local community.
In a day, he'll play basketball and racquetball, lift weights and run, then throw.
Historical Examples of lift
She put out both arms as if to lift the young girl, and carry her away.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
Lift up your sweet face, my best child, my own Clarissa Harlowe!
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
Mrs. Roberts, it was just that which she wanted to do,—lift them up.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
Here I am, and here I bide, while God gives me strength to lift a sword.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
Mechanically, you raise your hand to lift away your optimistic spectacles.
De Libris: Prose and VerseAustin Dobson