LIFT — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ | Горох — українські словники

The act of raising something. Приклади

He responded with a lift of his eyebrow.
Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up.

A ride in a car. Приклади

He gave me a lift home.

Transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable).

Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised. Приклади

Some actresses have more than one face lift.

The act of giving temporary assistance.

Lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building.

One of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot.

A device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg.

A powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill.

A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground.

The event of something being raised upward. Приклади

An elevation of the temperature in the afternoon.
A raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity.

The component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity.

Perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face.

Remove from a surface. Приклади

The detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table.

Take off or away by decreasing. Приклади

Lift the pressure.

Remove from a seedbed or from a nursery. Приклади

Lift the tulip bulbs.

Remove (hair) by scalping.

Put an end to. Приклади

Lift a ban.
Raise a siege.

Rise upward, as from pressure or moisture. Приклади

The floor is lifting slowly.

Raise in rank or condition. Приклади

The new law lifted many people from poverty.

Invigorate or heighten. Приклади

Lift my spirits.
Lift his ego.

Call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs.

Annul by recalling or rescinding. Приклади

He revoked the ban on smoking.
Lift an embargo.
Vacate a death sentence.

Make audible. Приклади

He lifted a war whoop.

Take (root crops) out of the ground. Приклади

Lift potatoes.

Fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means. Приклади

Food is airlifted into Bosnia.

Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help. Приклади

Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car.

Take hold of something and move it to a different location. Приклади

Lift the box onto the table.

Move upward. Приклади

The fog lifted.
The smoke arose from the forest fire.
The mist uprose from the meadows.

Move upwards. Приклади

Lift one's eyes.

Raise from a lower to a higher position. Приклади

Raise your hands.
Lift a load.

Make off with belongings of others.

Take illegally. Приклади

Rustle cattle.

Take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property.

Pay off (a mortgage).

Rise up. Приклади

The building rose before them.