All lift synonyms
lift
L l verb lift
- up β to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- upraise β to raise up; lift or elevate.
- arise β If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- aspire β If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it.
- uplift β to lift up; raise; elevate.
- vanish β to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- rear β the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- disperse β to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- take back β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- build up β If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
- repeal β to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant.
- come up β If someone comes up or comes up to you, they approach you until they are standing close to you.
- end β Come or bring to a final point; finish.
- draw up β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- lighten β to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- put up β planned beforehand in a secret or crafty manner: a put-up job.
- brighten β If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- take up β the act of taking.
- elate β Make (someone) ecstatically happy.
- uprear β to raise up; lift: The horse upreared its head and whinnied.
- improve β to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- promote β to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- enhance β Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.
- exalt β Hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.
- jack up β an increase or rise: a recent jack-up in prices.
- move up β to pass from one place or position to another.
noun lift
- kick β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- high β having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- buzz β If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying.
- revitalization β to give new life to.
- tonic β a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
- encouragement β The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- comfort β If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- reassurance β to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- relief β prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast.
- assist β If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- assistance β If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- hand β Learned [lur-nid] /ΛlΙr nΙͺd/ (Show IPA), 1872β1961, U.S. jurist.
- pick-me-up β an alcoholic drink taken to restore one's energy or good spirits.
- succour β help; relief; aid; assistance.
- succor β help; relief; aid; assistance.
- leg up β either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- shot in the arm β a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- transportation β the act of transporting.
- drive β to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- journey β a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- passage β a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
- ride β to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.