| ballet |
Ballet is a type of dance that uses exact, graceful movements. The names of the movements come from French. Girls who study ballet wear special shoes that let them dance on their toes. Boys study ballet too, and they have to be very strong to jump high and to lift up the girls. It takes a lot of practice and strength to become very good at ballet. [1/2 definitions] |
| boost |
a lift or push to a higher position. [1/5 definitions] |
| crane |
a machine with a tall arm that can move up and down or around in a circle to lift and move heavy objects. [1/3 definitions] |
| crowbar |
a heavy, metal bar or rod with a flattened and bent end. A crowbar is used to lift or pry things. |
| dipper |
a cup with a long handle used to lift liquids. [1/2 definitions] |
| elephant |
an enormous mammal with a very long nose called a trunk. Elephants have curved tusks, huge, floppy ears, and four long, thick legs. Elephants use their trunks to pick up food, drink water, or lift things. They use their tusks to dig roots. Elephants travel in herds, eating tons of plants every day. African elephants are the largest mammals that live on land. Indian elephants are smaller and can be trained to work with people. |
| elevate |
to raise or lift up to a higher physical position. |
| elevator |
a grain storage building used to lift and pour out grain; grain elevator. [1/2 definitions] |
| fork |
to pierce, dig, lift, or carry with a fork. [1/4 definitions] |
| handle |
the part of an object made to be held in order to lift, move, or hold the object. [1/5 definitions] |
| heavy |
having much weight or hard to lift. [1/4 definitions] |
| helicopter |
A helicopter is a machine that people can ride in the air. A helicopter has large, long blades attached to its top. When the blades spin around very fast, they lift the helicopter straight up into the air and allow it to move along above the ground. |
| hoist |
to lift or haul up using a mechanical device. [1/2 definitions] |
| horsepower |
a unit of energy equal to 746 watts or the energy needed to lift 550 pounds in one second, used in measuring the power of engines. (abbreviated: hp) |
| hunch |
to lift up or arch into a hump. [1/2 definitions] |
| jack |
to lift using a jack (usually followed by "up"). [1/5 definitions] |
| lever |
a basic tool used to lift or pry things open. A crowbar is one type of lever. [1/2 definitions] |
| lift |
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. [5/9 definitions] |
| lug1 |
to pull, lift, or carry with a great effort. |
| muscle |
When it takes muscle for you to lift something, it means that it takes physical strength. [1/3 definitions] |
| pick up |
to lift up by hand. [1/5 definitions] |