Synonym: elevate, hoist, pick up, raise. Antonym: lower. Similar words: shift, fifth, drift, fifty, gifted, life, fifteen, cliff. Meaning: [lɪft] n. 1. the act of giving temporary assistance 2. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity 3. the event of something being raised upward 4. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground 5. a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill 6. a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg 7. one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot 8. 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 9. 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 10. transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) 11. a ride in a car 12. the act of raising something. v. 1. raise from a lower to a higher position 2. take hold of something and move it to a different location 3. move upwards 4. move upward 5. make audible 6. annul by recalling or rescinding 7. make off with belongings of others 8. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help 9. invigorate or heighten 10. raise in rank or condition 11. take off or away by decreasing 12. rise up 13. pay off (a mortgage) 14. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property 15. take illegally 16. fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means 17. take (root crops) out of the ground 18. call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs 19. rise upward, as from pressure or moisture 20. put an end to 21. remove (hair) by scalping 22. remove from a seedbed or from a nursery 23. remove from a surface 24. perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face.
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121. Nobody dared lift their eyes from the ground.
122. We offered him a lift, but he didn't accept.
123. He very kindly offered me a lift .
124. He can lift heavy weights because of his strength.
125. You'll need your lift pass for the ski lifts.
126. Birds use thermals to lift them through the air.
127. Her apartment was underneath a bar, called "The Lift".
128. She hitched a lift on a truck.
129. The doctor said he should not lift heavy weights.
130. We thumbed a lift to London.
131. Adam pressed a button and waited for the lift.
132. He is strong enough to lift the box.
133. Do you want a lift into town?
134. Take the lift to Level Four.
135. The EU will not lift its sanctions until that country makes political changes.
136. His face was contorted in agony as he tried to lift himself out of the chair.
137. There were already four people in the lift, but he managed to squeeze in.
138. Carefully lift the cake off the tray and cool on a wire rack.
139. The ten of us were squashed together like sardines in the lift.
140. If I don't get a bite in a few minutes I lift the rod and twitch the bait.
141. It was an eye-opener to me when I saw the strong man lift and move that extremely big box alone.
142. My new wallpaper stripper uses high-pressure steam to lift off the paper.
143. Washington is expected to resist pressure to lift trade sanctions on Myanmar.
143. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and make good sentences.
144. My selection for the team has given me a tremendous lift.
145. We all squashed in the lift when the building caught fire.
146. The box was so heavy I could barely lift it.
147. Seven of us were stuck in the lift for over an hour.
148. I can give you a lift, but it'll be a tight squeeze as I'm taking four other people as well.
149. He stood with his legs and shoulders braced, ready to lift the weights.
150. If he was hoping for a lift home I'm afraid he's had it.