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    [Verb]  | "lift" | \ ˈlift \


    1: to raise from a lower to a higher position : elevate

    2: to raise in rank or condition

    3: to raise in rate or amount

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Old Norse lypta; akin to Old English lyft air {mat|loft|};

    [Noun]  | "lift" 


    1: the amount that may be lifted at one time : load

    2: the action or an instance of lifting

    3: the action or an instance of rising

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "lift" 


    1: heavens, sky

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English lyft;

    [Noun]  | "lift truck" 


    1: a small truck for lifting and transporting loads

    Origin: 1926 ;

    [Noun]  | "dead lift" 


    1: a lift in weight lifting in which the weight is lifted from the floor to hip level

    Origin: 1963 ;

    [Idiom]  | "lift a finger" 


    1: to make an effort to do something —usually used in negative statements

    [Idiom]  | "lift one's gaze" 


    1: to look up

    [Idiom]  | "lift the lid on" 


    1: to reveal the truth about (something)

    [Idiom]  | "lift weights" 


    1: to exercise by lifting heavy objects (such as barbells) in order to become stronger

    [Phrasal verb]  | "lift down" 


    1: to pick up (something) in order to move it to a lower position

    [Verb]  | "lift" 


    1: to move from a lower to a higher place or position;


      * e.g., " ... I needed help lifting the heavy globe back up to the top shelf "




    2: to move or extend upward;


      * e.g., " ... once the sun started to cut through the morning fog, the colorful hot-air balloons began to lift off from the field "




    3: to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep;


      * e.g., " ... she turned her back for just a moment, and somebody lifted her purse "



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    [Noun]  | "lift" 


    1: an act or instance of helping;


      * e.g., " ... the company's senior vice president gave his son a much-needed lift up the corporate ladder "




    2: a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another;


      * e.g., " ... I'll need a lift to work while my car is in the shop "



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     [ "lift" ]

    1: An uncommon hallucinogenic drug.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey man, this is really great lift. 

     [ "lift" ]

    1: British for "elevator."

      * e.g.,  ... I'd rather ride on the lift as opposed to taking the stairs. 

     [ "lift" ]

    1:  to steal

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: My biceps are so sore. 

     [ "lift" ]

    2:  to lift weights, to pump iron

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 2: Were you lifting yesterday? 

     [ "lift" ]

    3:  a ride

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: Could you give me a lift? 

     [ "lift" ]

    1:  to steal

      * e.g.,  ... If you ever need a lift you can always call me. 

     [ "lift" ]

    2:  to plagiarize

     [ "lift" ]

    3:  a ride

     [ "lift" ]

    1: A room which moves up and down, used to transport people between building floors

      * e.g.,  ... lift 

     [ "lift" ]

    1: when you hit someone on the top of their head with a closed fist for saying something stupid

      * e.g.,  ... boy: can i get a cheeseburger with no cheese? 

     [ "lift" ]

    1: To steal from someones pocket. Basically it is the action of active pickpocketing in which the stealer removes(lifts) the wallet or desired item from the victims clothes and walks away. Must be done whilst moving

      * e.g.,  ... " I was on the tube and lifted to wallets while exiting." 

     [ "lift" ]

    1:  a surge of exhilaration a ride to steal to plagarize

      * e.g.,  ... Unfortunately he gets a lift when he when he lifts form the office. 

     [ "lift" ]

    1: Lifting is a "game" that, when bored, juvenile adult males "play" at work. Lifting is the covert, heterosexual act of a man lifting another man's pec or breast fat. Variations of the lift include the double, the hopscotch, the teacup, the backhand, or any object used to lift.

      * e.g.,  ... "You got lifted son!" "Nah fool I blocked that" 

     [ "lift" ]

    1: noun; a phrase taken from a song/poem/other work by someone else.

      * e.g.,  ... My MSN, tainted_love, is actually a lift from Soft Cell. 

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