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.
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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181. The article is informative enough, but it's a bit dull - we need something to lift it.
182. Was she asking for a lift? I must have misheard her/what she was saying.
183. We got a lift part of the way in a lorry.
184. Straining to lift heavy weights can lead to a rise in blood pressure.
185. It would take a strong man to lift that weight.
186. They were anything but friendly off-camera, refusing even to take the same lift.
187. She asked if she could squeeze in as the door of the lift was closing.
188. If you try and lift that suitcase you'll do yourself an injury!
189. He had a car and often gave me a lift home.
190. Give him a lift: he's too small to see anything.
191. Lift the fish and carefully place it on a large board, flat side uppermost.
192. Lift your arms above your head and inhale as you stretch.
193. Lift your head off the floor and hold this position for five seconds.
194. He spun us this unlikely yarn about being trapped for hours in a broken lift.
195. The lift broke down and we were trapped inside .
196. The government has decided to lift price ceilings on bread, milk and other staples.
197. I can't lift heavy weights because of my bad back.
198. She whisked up to the top floor in the lift.
199. Could I take you up on that offer of a lift, Rob?
200. The U.S. may use tax cuts to lift the economy.
201. The United Nations will lift its arms embargo against the country.
202. He wheeled the trolley down the corridor and disappeared with it into the service lift.
203. He exchanged a quick smile with her then entered the lift.
203. Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress day by day!
204. Seeing as we're both going the same way, can I give you a lift?
205. I hate to ask you this, but would you mind giving me a lift home?
206. The European Commission has urged France to lift its ban on imports of British beef.
207. The children never lift a finger to help around the house.
208. Might I trouble you to give me a lift to the station?
209. Lift and lower the right leg 20 times. Repeat with the left leg.
210. Don't lift that toolbox - you'll do yourself an injury !