Definition of "Lift" :

noun: the act of raising something

"He responded with a lift of his eyebrow."

noun: a ride in a car

"He gave me a lift home."

noun: transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

noun: 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."

noun: the act of giving temporary assistance

noun: 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

noun: one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

noun: a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

noun: a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

noun: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

noun: the event of something being raised upward

noun: the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

verb: perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

verb: remove from a surface

"The detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table."

verb: take off or away by decreasing

"Lift the pressure."

verb: remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

"Lift the tulip bulbs."

verb: remove (hair) by scalping

verb: put an end to

"Lift a ban."

verb: rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

"The floor is lifting slowly."

verb: raise in rank or condition

"The new law lifted many people from poverty."

verb: invigorate or heighten

"Lift my spirits."

verb: call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

verb: cancel officially

"Lift an embargo."

verb: make audible

"He lifted a war whoop."

verb: take (root crops) out of the ground

"Lift potatoes."

verb: fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

"Food is airlifted into Bosnia."

verb: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

verb: take hold of something and move it to a different location

"Lift the box onto the table."

verb: move upward

"The fog lifted."

verb: move upwards

"Lift one's eyes."

verb: raise from a lower to a higher position

"Lift a load."

verb: make off with belongings of others

verb: take illegally

verb: take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

verb: pay off (a mortgage)

verb: rise up