lift : Idioms & Phrases

• noun the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
  lift.
  

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• noun a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis
  Alpine lift; T-bar.
  

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• noun a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable
  chairlift.
  

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• a direct lift, without assistance from mechanical advantage, as from levers, pulleys, etc.; hence, an extreme emergency. "(As we say) at a dead lift." Robynson (More's Utopia).

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• 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
  face lift; nip and tuck; lift; rhytidectomy; rhytidoplasty; facelift; cosmetic surgery.
  
  • some actresses have more than one face lift
• noun a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
  face lift; facelift.
  
  • give your home a facelift
  • more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction

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• noun a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
  face lift; facelift.
  
  • give your home a facelift
  • more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction
• 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
  face lift; nip and tuck; lift; rhytidectomy; rhytidoplasty; facelift; cosmetic surgery.
  
  • some actresses have more than one face lift

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• verb perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
  lift.
  

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• a machine for exercise, so arranged that a person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; also called lifting machine.

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• noun difficult work
  
  • the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting

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• noun a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
  drawbridge.
  

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• a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside.

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• a gate that is opened by lifting.

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• . See Tilt hammer.

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• a canal lock.

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• verb depart from the ground
  take off.
  
  • The plane took off two hours late

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• verb take out or up with or as if with a scoop
  scoop out; scoop; scoop up; take up.
  
  • scoop the sugar out of the container

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• noun pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up
  

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• a lifting pump.

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• (Windmills), a governor for regulating the speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery according to the speed.

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• verb take and lift upward
  pick up; gather up.
  
• verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
  intoxicate; uplift; elate; pick up.
  
  • Music can uplift your spirits

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• (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the lock.

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• noun a device for lifting heavy loads
  

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• noun a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
  lift; ski tow.
  

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• noun a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground
  

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• noun a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis
  Alpine lift; T-bar.
  

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• noun manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
  table tilting; table turning; table tipping.
  

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• (Script.), to exalt one's self; to act arrogantly. "'Gainst them that raised thee dost thou lift thy horn?" Milton.

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• to raise or elevate; in the Scriptures, specifically, to elevate upon the cross. John viii. 28.

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• to cause one to be exalted or to rejoice. Gen. xl. 13. Luke xxi. 28.

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• . To look up; to raise the eyes, as in prayer. Ps. cxxi. 1.

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• to come speedily to one's relief. Ps. lxxiv. 3.

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• . (a) To take an oath . Gen. xiv. 22. (b) To pray. Ps. xxviii. 2. (c) To engage in duty. Heb. xii. 12.

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• to rebel against; to assault; to attack; to injure; to oppress. Job xxxi. 21.

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• to treat with insolence or unkindness. John xiii.18.

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• to cry aloud; to call out. Gen. xxi. 16.

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• noun the bottom layer of a heel
  

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• (Naut.), a large, strong tackle employed to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.

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• verb lift weights
  press; weightlift.
  
  • This guy can press 300 pounds

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