lift
Pronunciation:
/lɪft//lɪft/noun
Definitions
An act of lifting or raising.
The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.
Example: He gave me a lift to the bus station.
Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.
Example: Take the lift to the fourth floor.
An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.
verb
Definitions
To raise or rise.
Example: The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.
To steal.
To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
To arrest (a person).