Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"
"fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
verb
Sense 2
"lift the tulip bulbs"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
put an end to
"lift a ban"
"raise a siege"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"The floor is lifting slowly"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 6
"The new law lifted many people from poverty"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 7
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
"He lifted a war whoop"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 9
"lift potatoes"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 10
"lift the box onto the table"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 11
"lift one''s eyes"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 13
"lift the pressure"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 14
"the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 17
Type of:
device
noun
Sense 18
verb
Sense 20
"Raise your hands"
"Lift a load"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 21
"rustle cattle"
Type of:
steal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something
noun
Sense 22
Kinds of:
Berlin airlift
verb
Sense 23
"The fog lifted"
"The smoke arose from the forest fire"
"The mist uprose from the meadows"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 24
"hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 25
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 26
"Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
Type of:
fly
Derived:
airlift
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 27
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
Type of:
lifting device
noun
Sense 29
"an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"
"a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
verb
Sense 30
rise up
"The building rose before them"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 31
"lift my spirits"
"lift his ego"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 32
verb
Sense 33
"He revoked the ban on smoking"
"lift an embargo"
"vacate a death sentence"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 34
Type of:
steal
Kinds of:
crib
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
noun
Sense 35
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"
Derived:
face-lift
verb
Sense 36
Type of:
steal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
36
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
231
Times Searched
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