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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211. The Bank of England's announcement gave the stock market a lift today.
212. Give it one more lift and we'll have it at the top of the stairs.
213. We had to squash up to make room for the others who wanted to use the lift.
214. He used his incredible sense of humour to lift my spirits.
215. Birds of prey use warm air currents to lift them high in the sky.
216. Between the four of them they managed to lift her into the ambulance.
217. Oh, Douglas - be a sport and give me a lift to the station.
218. The students were whisked up to the top floor in the lift.
219. They will not lift a finger to help their country.
220. The government plans to lift its ban on cigar imports.
221. Nothing - not even the prospect of dinner - could lift his spirits.
222. His reply was some cock and bull story about having to give her a lift home.
223. The lift serves the top four floors of the building.
224. He heard a scream and the hairs on the back of his neck began to lift.
225. There was no lift and we had to climb six flights of stairs.
226. There was no lift so I had to lug my bags up the stairs.
227. Congress may bow to public pressure and lift the arms embargo.
228. We managed to thumb a lift / ride with a truck driver.
229. It was good of him to offer you a lift.
230. When I tried to lift the jug, the handle came off in my hand.
231. I gave her a lift back out to her house.
232. If you try to lift that box, you'll do yourself a mischief.
233. To avoid back problems(Sentencedict.com ), always bend your knees when you lift heavy objects.
234. Soon there is enough force to lift the plane up off the ground.
235. We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor.
236. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.
237. If you lie your baby on his front, he'll lift his head and chest up.
238. The government has decided to lift the veil on its plans.
239. As the door of the lift was closing, another man asked if we could squash up to let him in.
240. He led the way to the lift. Fox played along, following him.