lift : Idioms & Phrases


aerodynamic lift

  • noun the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
    lift.
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alpine lift

  • noun a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis
    Alpine lift; T-bar.
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chair lift

  • noun a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable
    chairlift.
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Dead lift

  • a direct lift, without assistance from mechanical advantage, as from levers, pulleys, etc.; hence, an extreme emergency. "(As we say) at a dead lift." Robynson (More's Utopia).
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face lift

  • noun 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
    face lift; nip and tuck; lift; rhytidectomy; rhytidoplasty; facelift; cosmetic surgery.
    • some actresses have more than one face lift
  • noun a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
    face lift; facelift.
    • give your home a facelift
    • more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction
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face lifting

  • noun a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
    face lift; facelift.
    • give your home a facelift
    • more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction
  • noun 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
    face lift; nip and tuck; lift; rhytidectomy; rhytidoplasty; facelift; cosmetic surgery.
    • some actresses have more than one face lift
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face-lift

  • verb perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
    lift.
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Health lift

  • a machine for exercise, so arranged that a person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; also called lifting machine.
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heavy lifting

  • noun difficult work
    • the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting
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Lift bridge

  • noun a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
    drawbridge.
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  • a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside.
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Lift gate

  • a gate that is opened by lifting.
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Lift hammer

  • . See Tilt hammer.
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Lift lock

  • a canal lock.
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lift off

  • verb depart from the ground
    take off.
    • The plane took off two hours late
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lift out

  • verb take out or up with or as if with a scoop
    scoop out; scoop; scoop up; take up.
    • scoop the sugar out of the container
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Lift pump

  • noun pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up
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  • a lifting pump.
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Lift tenter

  • (Windmills), a governor for regulating the speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery according to the speed.
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lift up

  • verb take and lift upward
    pick up; gather up.
  • verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
    intoxicate; uplift; elate; pick up.
    • Music can uplift your spirits
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Lift wall

  • (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the lock.
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lifting device

  • noun a device for lifting heavy loads
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ski lift

  • noun a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
    lift; ski tow.
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surface lift

  • noun a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground
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t-bar lift

  • noun a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis
    Alpine lift; T-bar.
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table lifting

  • noun manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
    table tilting; table turning; table tipping.
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To raise, ∨ lift, the horn

  • (Script.), to exalt one's self; to act arrogantly. "'Gainst them that raised thee dost thou lift thy horn?" Milton.
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To lift up

  • to raise or elevate; in the Scriptures, specifically, to elevate upon the cross. John viii. 28.
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To lift up one's head

  • to cause one to be exalted or to rejoice. Gen. xl. 13. Luke xxi. 28.
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To lift up the eyes

  • . To look up; to raise the eyes, as in prayer. Ps. cxxi. 1.
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To lift up the feet

  • to come speedily to one's relief. Ps. lxxiv. 3.
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To lift up the hand

  • . (a) To take an oath . Gen. xiv. 22. (b) To pray. Ps. xxviii. 2. (c) To engage in duty. Heb. xii. 12.
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To lift up the hand against

  • to rebel against; to assault; to attack; to injure; to oppress. Job xxxi. 21.
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To lift up the heel against

  • to treat with insolence or unkindness. John xiii.18.
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To lift up the voice

  • to cry aloud; to call out. Gen. xxi. 16.
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top lift

  • noun the bottom layer of a heel
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Topping lift

  • (Naut.), a large, strong tackle employed to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.
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weight-lift

  • verb lift weights
    press; weightlift.
    • This guy can press 300 pounds
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