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lift
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- pronunciation:
- lIft
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lifts, lifting, lifted |
| definition 1: |
When you lift something, you take hold of it and bring it up in the air. If you want to move your desk from one room to another, first you have to lift it.
My parents hired some people to help lift our furniture into the truck.Wade tried to lift his older brother, but he was not strong enough.- synonyms:
- raise
- antonyms:
- lower
- similar words:
- boost, pick up
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| definition 2: |
When something lifts your mood or your spirits, it means that it makes you feel happier.
Willow's "Get well" card lifted her mother's spirits while she was in the hospital.- synonyms:
- boost, cheer
- similar words:
- advance, encourage, enhance, inflate, promote
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| definition 3: |
When a law is lifted, it means that the law is cancelled.
The city just lifted its law against riding horses in the park, but people will only be able to ride them in certain areas.- synonyms:
- end
- antonyms:
- establish
- similar words:
- cancel
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| definition 4: |
When something lifts, like a balloon or an airplane, it rises into the air.
The helicopter lifted into the air.- synonyms:
- climb, rise
- antonyms:
- descend
- similar words:
- float, soar
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| definition 5: |
When a fog lifts, it means that the fog moves away or disappears.
We couldn't travel until the fog lifted.- similar words:
- disappear, drift, evaporate, scatter
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| related words: |
pick, stand, steal |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A lift is an act of raising a person or thing up. When someone gives you a lift onto a horse, they help raise you up onto the horse.
Pablo's dogs all jumped into the car, except for the oldest dog. He needed a lift to get in.- similar words:
- boost
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| definition 2: |
A lift is a machine used for raising or carrying.
They went up the mountain on a ski lift.- synonyms:
- crane, elevator, escalator
- similar words:
- tackle
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| definition 3: |
If somebody gives you a lift, they give you a ride in their car.
My dad usually walks to work, but sometimes our neighbor gives him a lift.- synonyms:
- ride
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| definition 4: |
If you hear something and it gives you a lift, it makes you feel a little happier than you were before.
The good news from the doctor gave the family a lift.- synonyms:
- boost, high
- similar words:
- cheer, encouragement
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