Noun Definition

lift

1.Definition: a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

Category: Objects

3.Definition: a ride in a car

"He gave me a lift home"

Category: General

4.Definition: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

Related Noun(s):rise

Category: General

5.Definition: 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

Related Noun(s):elevator

Category: Objects

6.Definition: one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

Category: Objects

7.Definition: 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

"Some actresses have more than one face lift"

Related Noun(s):facelift, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty

Category: General

8.Definition: the act of giving temporary assistance

Category: General

9.Definition: the act of raising something

"He responded with a lift of his eyebrow", "Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

Related Noun(s):heave, raise

Category: General

10.Definition: the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

Category: General

11.Definition: the event of something being raised upward

Related Noun(s):elevation

Category: General

12.Definition: transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

Related Noun(s):airlift

Category: General