Topic: lift
Definition:

  • the act of giving temporary assistance the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity the event of something being raised upward
  • "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"
  • "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building 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
  • "some actresses have more than one face lift" transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) a ride in a car
  • "he gave me a lift home" the act of raising something
  • "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"
  • "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" raise from a lower to a higher position
  • "Raise your hands"
  • "Lift a load" take hold of something and move it to a different location
  • "lift the box onto the table" move upwards
  • "lift one's eyes" move upward
  • "The fog lifted"
  • "The smoke arose from the forest fire"
  • "The mist uprose from the meadows" make audible
  • "He lifted a war whoop" cancel officially
  • "He revoked the ban on smoking"
  • "lift an embargo"
  • "vacate a death sentence" make off with belongings of others raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
  • "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" invigorate or heighten
  • "lift my spirits"
  • "lift his ego" raise in rank or condition
  • "The new law lifted many people from poverty" take off or away by decreasing
  • "lift the pressure" rise up
  • "The building rose before them" pay off (a mortgage) take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech
  • of intellectual property take illegally
  • "rustle cattle" fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
  • "Food is airlifted into Bosnia" take (root crops) out of the ground
  • "lift potatoes" call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
  • "The floor is lifting slowly" put an end to
  • "lift a ban"
  • "raise a siege" remove (hair) by scalping remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
  • "lift the tulip bulbs" remove from a surface
  • "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table" perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

    Related tag cloud:

  • lifts
  • elevator
  • elevators
  • hoist
  • lifting
  • hydraulic
  • equipment
  • truck
  • wheelchair
  • crane
  • forklift
  • service
  • construction
  • surgery
  • breast
  • safety
  • aufzug
  • augmentation
  • face
  • handling
  • plastic
  • Resources:

    UsableNet
    Technology source for web usability. Services to web owners and the professional web community and a gateway for the research community to improve the overall quality of the World Wide Web.
    http://www.usablenet.com/

    National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
    Supports and disseminates research based knowledge to improve athletic performance and fitness.
    http://www.nsca-lift.org/

    University of California Museum of Paleontology
    Physically located in Berkeley, California, site contains information about exhibits, outreach, and extensive educational resources and links.
    http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/