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- [lift]
- /lɪft/
- /lɪft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lift]
- /lɪft/
Definitions of lift word
- verb with object lift to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist. 1
- verb with object lift to raise or direct upward: He lifted his arm in a gesture of farewell; to lift one's head. 1
- verb with object lift to remove or rescind by an official act, as a ban, curfew, or tax: a court decision to lift the ban on strikes by teachers. 1
- verb with object lift to stop or put an end to (a boycott, blockade, etc.): The citizenry will have to conserve food and water until the siege against the city is lifted. 1
- verb with object lift to hold up or display on high. 1
- verb with object lift to raise in rank, condition, estimation, etc.; elevate or exalt (sometimes used reflexively): His first book lifted him from obscurity. By hard work they lifted themselves from poverty. 1
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Origin of lift
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; 1955-60 for def 10; Middle English liften < Old Norse lypta, derivative of lopt air, cognate with German lüften literally, to take aloft; see loft
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Parts of speech for Lift
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lift popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lift usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lift
verb lift
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- pick up — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- hoist — to hoist.
- climb — If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climb down it, you move towards the bottom of it.
noun lift
- kick — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- buzz — If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying.
- revitalization — to give new life to.
- tonic — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
Antonyms for lift
verb lift
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
- impose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- demote — If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
- dispirit — to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
noun lift
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- ill will — hostile feeling; malevolence; enmity: to harbor ill will against someone.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
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