lifts (Meaning)
lifts
to move from one place to another (as by aircraft), to rise from the ground, to put an end to (a blockade or siege) by withdrawing or causing the withdrawal of investing forces, an elevation of the spirit, to move upward and disappear or become scattered, a slight rise or elevation, to move to a higher position, rate, or amount, a ride especially along one's way, revoke, rescind, elevator sense 1b, the distance or extent to which something rises, a layer in the heel of a shoe, ski lift, to take up (something, such as a root crop or transplants) from the ground, to appear elevated (as above surrounding objects), an organized movement of people, equipment, or supplies by some form of transportation, the action or an instance of lifting, to take out of normal setting, the component of the total aerodynamic force acting on an airplane or airfoil that is perpendicular to the relative wind and that for an airplane constitutes the upward force that opposes the pull of gravity, an apparatus for raising an automobile (as for repair), a device (such as a handle or latch) for lifting, a device for carrying people up or down a mountain, airlift, an act of stealing, the action or an instance of rising, the lifting up (as of a dancer) usually by a partner, to take up (a fingerprint) from a surface, a set of pumps used in a mine, an upward force (as on an airplane wing) that opposes the pull of gravity, plagiarize, to raise in rank or condition, to pay off (an obligation), steal, to put an end to, an updraft that can be used to increase altitude (as of a sailplane), to stop or remove often temporarily, an elevating influence, heavens, sky, assistance, help, help especially in the form of a ride, a raising of the spirits, to raise from a lower to a higher position, elevated carriage (as of a body part), an apparatus or machine used for hoisting, to dissipate and clear, plastic surgery on a part of the body typically to improve a drooping or sagging appearance especially by reducing excess skin and fat, to raise in rate or amount, a rise or advance in position or condition, ascend, rise, the amount that may be lifted at one time
Synonyms & Antonyms of lifts
lifts Sentence Examples
- The elevator smoothly lifts passengers between floors.
- The crane carefully lifts the heavy steel beam into place.
- The weightlifter lifts the barbell above his head with ease.
- The balloon lifts off the ground, carried by the warm air.
- The tide lifts the boat higher on the beach.
- The surgeon lifts the flap of skin to perform the surgery.
- The storm lifts the roof off the house.
- The wind lifts the kite high into the sky.
- The diver lifts his mask off to take a breath.
- The bird lifts its wings to fly.
FAQs About the word lifts
to move from one place to another (as by aircraft), to rise from the ground, to put an end to (a blockade or siege) by withdrawing or causing the withdrawal of
uplifts, elevates,raises, ups, hoists, boosts, cranes, ascends, picks up, jacks (up)
falls, pushes, lowers, plunges,drops, descends, slips, dips, depresses, bears
The elevator smoothly lifts passengers between floors.
The crane carefully lifts the heavy steel beam into place.
The weightlifter lifts the barbell above his head with ease.
The balloon lifts off the ground, carried by the warm air.
