lift
1. the act of giving temporary assistance (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
aid, assist, assistance, help
2. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
• Syn:
aerodynamic lift
• Hypernyms:
aerodynamic force
• Hyponyms:
ground effect
3. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
• Syn:
rise
• Derivationally related forms:
rise (for: rise)
• Hypernyms:
wave, moving ridge
4. a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
• Syn:
ski tow, ski lift
• Hypernyms:
conveyance, transport
• Hyponyms:
chairlift, chair lift, rope tow, surface lift
5. a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
• Hypernyms:
device
6. one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
• Hypernyms:
layer, bed
• Hyponyms:
top lift
• Part Holonyms:
heel
7. 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
• Syn:
face lift, facelift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy,
rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck
• Derivationally related forms:
face-lift (for: face lifting)
• Hypernyms:
plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty
• Hyponyms:
nose job, rhinoplasty
8. transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
• Syn:
airlift
• Derivationally related forms:
airlift (for: airlift)
• Hypernyms:
transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance
• Instance Hyponyms:
Berlin airlift
9. the act of raising something
- he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
- fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
• Syn:
raise, heave
• Derivationally related forms:
heave (for: heave), raise (for: raise)
• Hypernyms:
propulsion, actuation
10. 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
• Syn:
elevator
• Derivationally related forms:
elevate (for: elevator)
• Hypernyms:
lifting device
• Hyponyms:
dumbwaiter, food elevator, freight elevator, service elevator, paternoster
• Part Holonyms:
building, edifice
• Part Meronyms:
car, elevator car
11. the event of something being raised upward
- an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
- a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
• Syn:
elevation, raising
• Derivationally related forms:
raise (for: raising), elevate (for: elevation)
• Hypernyms:
rise, rising, ascent, ascension
12. a ride in a car
- he gave me a lift home
• Hypernyms:
drive, ride
1. raise from a lower to a higher position (Freq. 31)
- Raise your hands
- Lift a load
• Syn:
raise, elevate, get up, bring up
• Ant:
lower (for: raise)
• See Also:
lift up
• Derivationally related forms:
elevation (for: elevate), elevator (for: elevate), lifter, raise (for: raise)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
get up, jack, jack up, shoulder, kick up,
hoist, wind, trice, trice up, run up, pump,
levitate, underlay, skid, pinnacle, chin, chin up,
raise, leaven, prove, heighten, hike, hike up,
boost, pick up, lift up, gather up, rear, erect
• Cause:
rise, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- The men lift the chairs
2. take hold of something and move it to a different location (Freq. 10)
- lift the box onto the table
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
heave, heave up, heft, heft up, pitchfork, fork
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. move upwards (Freq. 2)
- lift one's eyes
• Syn:
raise
• Derivationally related forms:
raise (for: raise), raising (for: raise)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Cause:
rise, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. cancel officially (Freq. 2)
- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
• Syn:
revoke, annul, countermand, reverse, repeal,
overturn, rescind, vacate
• Derivationally related forms:
vacation (for: vacate), recission (for: rescind), rescission (for: rescind), repeal (for: repeal), reversible (for: reverse), reverse (for: reverse), reversal (for: reverse), countermand (for: countermand), annulment (for: annul), revocation (for: revoke)
• Hypernyms:
cancel, strike down
• Hyponyms:
renege, renege on, renegue on, go back on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. move upward (Freq. 2)
- The fog lifted
- The smoke arose from the forest fire
- The mist uprose from the meadows
• Syn:
rise, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
• Ant:
fall (for: rise)
• See Also:
rise up (for: rise)
• Derivationally related forms:
rise (for: rise), rising (for: rise)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
scend, surge, climb, climb up, mount,
go up, soar, soar up, soar upwards, zoom, rocket,
skyrocket, bubble, uplift, chandelle, steam, rise,
come up, uprise, ascend
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
6. make audible (Freq. 2)
- He lifted a war whoop
• Hypernyms:
utter, emit, let out, let loose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. invigorate or heighten (Freq. 1)
- lift my spirits
- lift his ego
• Syn:
raise
• Hypernyms:
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
8. raise in rank or condition (Freq. 1)
- The new law lifted many people from poverty
• Syn:
raise, elevate
• Derivationally related forms:
elevation (for: elevate)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
dignify, exalt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
9. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (Freq. 1)
- hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
• Syn:
hoist, wind
• Derivationally related forms:
hoist (for: hoist), hoister (for: hoist)
• Hypernyms:
raise, elevate, get up, bring up
• Hyponyms:
trice, trice up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s PP
10. make off with belongings of others (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract,
snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble
• Derivationally related forms:
lifter, cabbage (for: cabbage), pilferer (for: pilfer), pilferage (for: pilfer)
• Hypernyms:
steal
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- They lift the goods
11. take off or away by decreasing (Freq. 1)
- lift the pressure
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
12. rise up
- The building rose before them
• Syn:
rise, rear
• Derivationally related forms:
rise (for: rise)
• Hypernyms:
look, appear, seem
• Hyponyms:
loom, tower, predominate, hulk
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
13. pay off (a mortgage)
• Hypernyms:
liquidate, pay off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
14. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech;
of intellectual property
• Syn:
plagiarize, plagiarise
• Derivationally related forms:
plagiarist (for: plagiarise), plagiariser (for: plagiarise), plagiarisation (for: plagiarise), plagiarism (for: plagiarise), plagiarist (for: plagiarize), plagiarizer (for: plagiarize), plagiarization (for: plagiarize), plagiarism (for: plagiarize)
• Topics:
crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
• Hypernyms:
steal
• Hyponyms:
crib
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
15. take illegally
- rustle cattle
• Syn:
rustle
• Derivationally related forms:
rustler (for: rustle), rustling (for: rustle)
• Topics:
crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
• Hypernyms:
steal
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s (for: rustle)
- They lift the animals
16. fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
- Food is airlifted into Bosnia
• Syn:
airlift
• Derivationally related forms:
airlift (for: airlift)
• Hypernyms:
fly
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
17. take (root crops) out of the ground
- lift potatoes
• Hypernyms:
dig, dig out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
18. call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
• Hypernyms:
call, send for
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
19. rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
- The floor is lifting slowly
• Hypernyms:
heave, buckle, warp
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
20. put an end to
- lift a ban
- raise a siege
• Syn:
raise
• Hypernyms:
end, terminate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
21. remove (hair) by scalping
• Hypernyms:
scalp
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
22. remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
- lift the tulip bulbs
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
23. remove from a surface
- the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
24. perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
• Syn:
face-lift
• Derivationally related forms:
face lifting (for: face-lift)
• Hypernyms:
operate on, operate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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