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Webster's English Dictionary

lift

n. [AS. lyft air. See Loft.] The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament. ()

v. t. [Icel. lypta, fr. lopt air; akin to Sw. lyfta to lift, Dan. lfte, G. lften; -- prop., to raise into the air. See Loft, and cf. 1st Lift.]1. To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support or holding in the higher place; -- said of material things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair or a burden. ()

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2. To raise, elevate, exalt, improve, in rank, condition, estimation, character, etc.; -- often with up. ()

The Roman virtues lift up mortal man. (Addison.)

Lest, being lifted up with pride. (1 Tim. iii. 6.)

3. To bear; to support. (Spenser.)

4. To collect, as moneys due; to raise. ()

[Perh. a different word, and akin to Goth. hliftus thief, hlifan to steal, L. clepere, Gr. kle`ptein. Cf. Shoplifter.]5. To steal; to carry off by theft (esp. cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle. ()

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He ne'er lift up his hand but conquered. (Shak.)

To lift up, to raise or elevate; in the Scriptures, specifically, to elevate upon the cross. John viii. 28. -- To lift up the eyes. To look up; to raise the eyes, as in prayer. Ps. cxxi. 1. -- To lift up the feet, to come speedily to one's relief. Ps. lxxiv. 3. -- To lift up the hand. (a) To take an oath. Gen. xiv. 22. (b) To pray. Ps. xxviii. 2. (c) To engage in duty. Heb. xii. 12. -- To lift up the hand against, to rebel against; to assault; to attack; to injure; to oppress. Job xxxi. 21. -- To lift up one's head, to cause one to be exalted or to rejoice. Gen. xl. 13. Luke xxi. 28. -- To lift up the heel against, to treat with insolence or unkindness. John xiii.18. -- To lift up the voice, to cry aloud; to call out. Gen. xxi. 16. ()

v. i. 1. To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing. ()

Strained by lifting at a weight too heavy. (Locke.)

2. To rise; to become or appear raised or elevated; as, the fog lifts; the land lifts to a ship approaching it. ()

[See Lift, v. t., 5.]3. To steal; also, to live by theft. (Spenser.)

n. 1. Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted. ()

2. The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift. (Bacon.)

3. Help; assistance, as by lifting. ()

The goat gives the fox a lift. (L'Estrange.)

4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifted ()

5. A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals. ()

6. A lift gate. See Lift gate, below. ()

7. (Naut.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard. ()

8. (Mach.) One of the steps of a cone pulley. ()

9. (Shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel. ()

10. (Horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given. (Saunier.)

11. A brightening of the spirits; encouragement; as, the campaign workers got a lift from the President's endorsement. ()

Dead lift. See under Dead. Swift. -- Lift bridge, a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside. -- Lift gate, a gate that is opened by lifting. -- Lift hammer. See Tilt hammer. -- Lift lock, a canal lock. -- Lift pump, a lifting pump. -- Lift tenter (Windmills), a governor for regulating the speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery according to the speed. -- Lift wall (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the lock. ()