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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]  | "heavy lifting" 


    1: a burdensome or laborious duty

    Origin: 1980 ;

    [Noun]  | "face*lift" | \ ˈfās-ˌlift \


    1: plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove or reduce signs of aging (such as wrinkles or sagging skin)

    2: an alteration, restoration, or restyling (as of a building) intended especially to modernize

    Origin: 1926 ;

    [Noun]  | "weight lifter" 


    1: one who lifts barbells in competition or as an exercise

    Origin: 1897 ;

    [Phrasal verb]  | "lift down" 


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

    [Verb]  | "lifting" 


    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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    [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]  | "heavy lifting" 


    1: as in grind, drudgery;



    [Noun]  | "weight lifting" 


    1: as in gymnastics, athletics;


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     [ "lifting" ]

    1: used with a negative connotation; to replace words meaning awful, and directed usually at a person, a place of a situation. Used often in the north east of england.

      * e.g.,  ... "This is possibly the most lifting party i've ever been to in my life." 

     [ "lifted" ]

    1: v. High; under the influence of a controlled substance.

      * e.g.,  ... School's out! C'mon, let's go get lifted! 

     [ "Lifted" ]

    1: To be high on weed. From the Wu-Tang song M.E.T.H.O.D. Man.

      * e.g.,  ... I gat fat bags of skunk, I got white owl blunts, and I'm about to go get lifted, yes I'm about to go get lifted. 

     [ "The Lift" ]

    1: An elevator at a club that is out of order and is only used for group orgy's. While the lift stays on the ground level.

      * e.g.,  ... How good was the LIFT!!? 

     [ "Lifting" ]

    1: to lift weights, as in weight lifting

      * e.g.,  ... that boy could lift 50 lb. dumbells with each arm 

     [ "lifted" ]

    1: this is when you smoked a few blunts, and you high as hell.

      * e.g.,  ... we was blowin so lovely today, im lifted as hell 

     [ "lift" ]

    1: An uncommon hallucinogenic drug.

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

     [ "Lifting" ]

    1: Lifting:

      * e.g.,  ... Man, lifting weights all day sure did that boy up. 

     [ "Lifting" ]

    2:  Picking up, or hauling an object.

      * e.g.,  ... I can't wait until school gets out so I can go lift. 

     [ "Lifting" ]

    3:  Moving something from it's resting state by force.

      * e.g.,  ... It's so boring here, I wish I could go do some lifting. 

     [ "Lifting" ]

    4:  Working out, such as using Free-weights (dumbells) or machines to perform an-aerobic exercises to build muscle strength and endurance.

     [ "Lift" ]

    1: To take that which is not yours

      * e.g.,  ... I lifted some money from that store back there. 

     [ "Lift" ]

    2: syn. gank, steal, boost, heist, etc.

     [ "lift" ]

    1: British for "elevator."

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

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