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move something upwards [transitive] (also lift up)LIFT to move something or someoneupwards into the air Sophie lifted the phone before the second ring. He lifted the lid on the pot of soup. The lumber was lifted by crane and dropped into the truck.lift somebody/something onto/into/out of etc something They lifted Andrew onto the bed.lift somebody from something The driver was lifted from the wreck.2part of the body [intransitive, transitive] (also lift up)LIFTUP to move part of your body up to a higher positionSYN raiselift your hand/arm/leg etc She lifted her hand to knock on the door once again. Pam lifted her shoulders in a little shrug.lift your head/eyes (=move your head or eyes up so that you can look at something) She lifted her head to gaze at him. He heard a scream and the hairs on the back of his neck began to lift.3controls/laws [transitive]LAW toremove a rule or a law that says that something is not allowedlift a restriction/an embargo/sanctions etc The government plans to lift its ban on cigar imports.4by plane [transitive always + adverb/preposition]TAKE/BRING to take people or things to or from a place byaircraft More troops are being lifted into the area as the fighting spreads.5 →not lift a finger (to do something)6 →lift somebody’s spirits7clouds/mist [intransitive]DISAPPEAR ifcloud ormistlifts, itdisappears8sad feelings [intransitive]FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC iffeelings ofsadness lift, they disappear Jan’s depression seemed to be lifting at last.9use somebody’s ideas/words [transitive]COPY to take words, ideas etc from someone else’s work and use them in your work, without stating where they came from and as if they were your own words etclift something from somebody/something The words were lifted from an article in a medical journal.10steal [transitive] informalSTEAL tosteal somethinglift something from somebody/something They had lifted dozens of CDs from the store.11voice [transitive] (also lift up) literaryLOUD/NOISY if you lift your voice, you speak,shout, orsing more loudlySYN raise12increase [transitive]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to make prices,profit etc increase The U.S. may use tax cuts to lift the economy.13vegetables [transitive]TADLG todig upvegetables that grow under the ground She was lifting potatoes.THESAURUSlift (up) to move something or someone upwards to a higher position, especially something heavy, either by using your hands or a machineYou shouldn’t lift anything heavy if you have a bad back.She lifted the lid from a huge pot and took a sniff.They lifted me onto a stretcher and took me to the ambulance.He lifted the girl up onto his knee.They used a crane to lift the carriages back onto the rails.The massive bull lifted him bodily into the air and shook him repeatedly.raise to lift something to a higher position for a short time beforelowering it again.Raise is moreformal thanliftThe bridge can be raised to allow ships to pass under it.‘Cheers, everyone!’ said Larry, raising his glass.pick up to lift something up from the ground, from a table etc, especially something small or lightShe picked up her bag and left the room.Tom picked the papers up off the floor.Why don’t you just pick up the phone and call him?Maurin picked up the gun and put it in his pocket.The lioness picked her cub up by its neck.There are papers all over the floor – could you pick them up and put them away?The little girl’s mother laughed and bent down to pick her up.The vacuum cleaner won’t pick this stuff up.scoop up to lift someone or something quickly from the ground, from a table etc, using your hand or armShe bent down and scooped up the little dog.hoist to lift up something which is heavy and difficult to carryJoe picked up the sack and hoisted it onto the truck.The crowd hoisted him onto their shoulders and carried him triumphantly down the main street.elevate technical to lift something to a higher position and keep it thereThe doctor advised me to rest and elevate my ankle.put your hand up to lift your arm into the air, for example because you want to speak in aclass or whenvotingPut your hand up if you know the answer. →lift off→ SeeVerb tableExamples from the Corpuslift•And now I believed thecurse must belifted.•Hisdoctor has told him that he must notlift anything heavy.•Lower prices should eventuallyliftcorporate profits.•Oneparagraph of hisessay has beenlifted from an economicstextbook.•The movie's ending waslifted from Frankenheimer's "Black Sunday."•Helifted Goldman again,wrapping his arms round the man, but couldn't make him move towards the car.•Themassivebulllifted himbodily into the air andshook him repeatedly.•Helifted his head andstared at me.•Helifted his head to see who was at the door.•How quickly he was able tolie, how baldly,quick andbald, and itlifted hisspirit.•The government plans tolift itsban oncigarimports.•Blown by asuddenbreeze, theballoonlifted justbeyond his reach.•Theylifted me onto astretcher and took me to theambulance.•I was feeling soweak that I could hardlylift my head from thepillow.•Theplot of the play had beenliftedstraight out of an oldepisode of "The Honeymooners."•Can you help melift the bigboxes?•Firemen had to use amobilecrane tolift thecarriages back onto therails.•Shelifted thelid from ahugepot and took asniff.•Helifted thesheet nearer him.•ThePanel consideredlifting thesupervision order, but didn't.•Therespirator worked by alternately pressing on thechest andlifting to bring air in and out.•The childlifted up her arms, asking to bepicked up.•I'm sotired I can't evenlift up my arms.•Lie on your side, use your hand for support, andlift yourleg to the level of yourshoulder.lift somebody/something onto/into/out of etc something•Apreciousvictory over Glenn Hoddle's Southampton would have lifted them out of thebottom three above Middlesbrough.•And the past twodecades havedelivered anextraordinary rate ofgrowth that has lifted millions out ofpoverty.•He lifted one arm out of the water and raised it toward the trees.•I lifted him out ofbed,warm andloose, and carried him to the pickup.•Shespun me around, lifted Janir out of thecarrier and immediately opened hershirt.•The Government'semphasis has been on lifting people out of poverty by getting them back to work.•Thelotuspads lift themselves huge out of thelake,plates for the gods.•They lifted me out of bed.lift your hand/arm/leg etc•Everyfeather in herboafluttered andcaressed as shelifted her arm and her glass.•But thehorsepond wasbottomless ... Carrielifted her arm and threw theskull as hard as she could.•The studentlifts his leg into the air and places it on his partner's shoulder.•A man atportlifted his arm one way and a second atstarboard lifted his another.•Helifted his hands towipe away thetears and saw darkbrownslime.•She can'tlift her arms up.Related topics:Technology,Daily life,Air,Physicsliftlift2 ●●●S3W3 noun 1in a building [countable] British EnglishTD a machine that you canride in, that moves up and down between the floors in atall buildingSYN elevator American English Theytook the lift down to the bar. It’s on the 3rd floor. Let’suse the lift.2in a car [countable]DRIVE if you give someone a lift, you take them somewhere in your carSYN ride Do you want a lift into town? Johngave mea lift home. He very kindlyoffered mea lift.3 →give somebody/something a lift4lifting movementUP [countable] amovement in which something is lifted or raised up She does sit-ups and leg lifts every morning.5wind/aircraft [uncountable]TTA thepressure of air that keeps something such as an aircraft up in the air or lifts it higher →chairlift,ski liftExamples from the Corpuslift•Pedro stopped to give me alift.•I accepted her offer of alift home.•Never acceptlifts fromstrangers.•DeadliftSquat down with your feet just over shoulderwidth apart.•Even theforklifts have computerscreens.•Days are not spentzigzagging across themountain from onelift to the next.•I was on the secondlift with Bravo Com-pany.•As it turned out, it was Farragut himself who gave theUnion its firstsubstantiallift thatsummer.•Thelift carried on upwards and Juliet followed the othervisitors intoHunterWard.took the lift•She walked round to the mainentrance andtook the lift.•Achill suddenly struck her, as they left the AstonMartin andtook the lift back up to Guy'spenthouseapartment.•I signed in;took the lift with aboredporter to my room, which was twin-bedded,overlooking thepark.•TabithaJute and Marco Metztook the lift to street level.•Pascoetook the lift back down a floor.gave ... a lift•They stopped thecab andgave him a lift home,teasing him lightly about thetoasts.•But anemergencymedical team from Dagestangave this reporter a lift to the fieldhospitallocated just outside the town.•Well, perhaps Warner had seen her waiting for abus orhitchhiking to theinaugural and generouslygave her a lift.•Igave him a lift into Honolulu one night when his car had broken down.•Thelaunchgave us a lift over, tosave us waiting for theferry in the morning, that is all.•Normangave John a lift home in his Range-Rover.•That stillgave him a lift.•OurVerdict: We especially liked thefacialsaunas, arelaxingtreatment thatgave a lift to tiredskin.From Longman Business Dictionaryliftlift /lɪft/ verb [transitive]1to make prices, profits etc riseImproving international demand lifted product prices.The interim dividend to shareholders has been lifted from 2.7p to 3.02p.2LAWto remove a law or ruleAfter the exchange controls were lifted, Swedes rushed to invest abroad.the decision to lift economic sanctions against the country —lifting noun [uncountable]the lifting of a ban on trade with the country→ SeeVerb tableOriginlift1(1100-1200)Old Norselypta
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| Present | ||
| I, you, we, they | lift | |
| he, she, it | lifts | |
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| Past | ||
| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | lifted | |
| Present perfect | ||
| I, you, we, they | havelifted | |
| he, she, it | haslifted | |
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| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hadlifted | |
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| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | willlift | |
| Future perfect | ||
| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will havelifted | |
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| I | amlifting | |
| he, she, it | islifting | |
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| you, we, they | arelifting | |
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| I, he, she, it | waslifting | |
| you, we, they | werelifting | |
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| I, you, we, they | have beenlifting | |
| he, she, it | has beenlifting | |
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| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had beenlifting | |
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| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will belifting | |
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| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have beenlifting | |
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