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lifted

lift
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lift]
    • /lɪft/
    • /lɪft/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lift]
    • /lɪft/

Definitions of lifted word

  • verb with object lifted to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist. 1
  • verb with object lifted to raise or direct upward: He lifted his arm in a gesture of farewell; to lift one's head. 1
  • verb with object lifted 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 lifted 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 lifted to hold up or display on high. 1
  • verb with object lifted 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 lifted

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 Lifted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lifted

lifted 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".

lifted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lifted

adjective lifted

  • high-rise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
  • steep — having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
  • raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
  • heightened — to increase the height of; make higher.
  • skyscraping — of or like a skyscraper; very high: a skyscraping chimney.
All 17 Synonyms of lifted

Antonyms for lifted

noun lifted

  • harmed — physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
  • hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
  • stopped — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.

verb lifted

  • decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
  • descended — A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
  • dropped — Let or make (something) fall vertically.
  • fell — simple past tense of fall.
  • lessened — to become less.
All 30 Antonyms of lifted

Related words

  • lift

    to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.

  • bridle

    A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it.

  • antaeus

    an African giant who was invincible as long as he touched the ground, but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed to death

  • body slam

    a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.

  • churn drill

    a portable drill rig using a bit fashioned on a massive steel cylinder that is alternately lifted and dropped to drill a hole in earth and rock.

  • dry dock

    A dry dock is a dock from which water can be removed so that ships or boats can be built or repaired.
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