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Detailed Synonyms for lifting in English

lifting:

lifting [the ~] noun

  1. the lifting
    the launching; the lifting
  2. the lifting
    the lifting
  3. the lifting
    the withdrawal; the revoking; the lifting

Related Words for "lifting":


lift:

to lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)

  1. to lift
    – rise up 1
    to lift up
    – take and lift upward 1
    • lift up verb (lifts up, lifted up, lifting up)
    to heave
    – lift or elevate 1
    • heave verb (heaves, hove, heaving)
    to lift
    – rise up 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
  2. to lift
    – rise up 1
    to rise; to rear; to lift
    – rise up 1
    • rise verb (rises, rose, rising)
      • The building rose before them1
    • rear verb (rears, reared, rearing)
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
  3. to lift
    to haul; to lift; to heave; to hoist
    • haul verb (hauls, hauled, hauling)
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
    • heave verb (heaves, hove, heaving)
    • hoist verb (hoists, hoisted, hoisting)
  4. to lift
    to raise; to lift; to heave; to lift up
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
    • heave verb (heaves, hove, heaving)
    • lift up verb (lifts up, lifted up, lifting up)
  5. to lift
    to dig up; to lift
    • dig up verb (digs up, digged up, digging up)
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
  6. to lift
    to haul; to hoist; to lift; to heave; to pull up
    • haul verb (hauls, hauled, hauling)
    • hoist verb (hoists, hoisted, hoisting)
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
    • heave verb (heaves, hove, heaving)
    • pull up verb (pulls up, pulled up, pulling up)
  7. to lift
    – perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face 1
    to lift; face-lift
    – perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face 1
  8. to lift
    – remove from a surface 1
    to lift
    – remove from a surface 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table1
  9. to lift
    – take off or away by decreasing 1
    to lift
    – take off or away by decreasing 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • lift the pressure1
  10. to lift
    – remove from a seedbed or from a nursery 1
    to lift
    – remove from a seedbed or from a nursery 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • lift the tulip bulbs1
  11. to lift
    – remove (hair) by scalping 1
    to lift
    – remove (hair) by scalping 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
  12. to lift
    – put an end to 1
    to raise; to lift
    – put an end to 1
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
      • raise a siege1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • lift a ban1
  13. to lift
    – rise upward, as from pressure or moisture 1
    to lift
    – rise upward, as from pressure or moisture 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • The floor is lifting slowly1
  14. to lift
    – raise in rank or condition 1
    to raise; to lift; to elevate
    – raise in rank or condition 1
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • The new law lifted many people from poverty1
    • elevate verb (elevates, elevated, elevating)
  15. to lift
    – invigorate or heighten 1
    to raise; to lift
    – invigorate or heighten 1
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • lift my spirits1
      • lift his ego1
  16. to lift
    – call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs 1
    to lift
    – call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
  17. to lift
    – cancel officially 1
    to reverse; to revoke; to lift; to repeal; to overturn; to rescind; to annul; countermand; vacate
    – cancel officially 1
    • reverse verb (reverses, reversed, reversing)
    • revoke verb (revokes, revoked, revoking)
      • He revoked the ban on smoking1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • lift an embargo1
    • repeal verb (repeals, repealed, repealing)
    • overturn verb (overturns, overturned, overturning)
    • rescind verb (rescinds, rescinded, rescinding)
    • annul verb (annuls, annulled, annulling)
    • vacate verb
      • vacate a death sentence1
  18. to lift
    – make audible 1
    to lift
    – make audible 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • He lifted a war whoop1
  19. to lift
    – take (root crops) out of the ground 1
    to lift
    – take (root crops) out of the ground 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • lift potatoes1
  20. to lift
    – fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means 1
    to lift; airlift
    – fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
    • airlift verb
      • Food is airlifted into Bosnia1
  21. to lift
    – raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help 1
    to lift; to wind; to hoist
    – raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
    • wind verb (winds, winded, winding)
    • hoist verb (hoists, hoisted, hoisting)
      • hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car1
  22. to lift
    – take hold of something and move it to a different location 1
    to lift
    – take hold of something and move it to a different location 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • lift the box onto the table1
  23. to lift
    – move upward 1
    to rise; to arise; to lift; to come up; to go up; to move up; uprise
    – move upward 1
    • rise verb (rises, rose, rising)
      • The smoke arose from the forest fire1
      • The mist uprose from the meadows1
    • arise verb (arises, arised, arising)
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • The fog lifted1
    • come up verb (comes up, came up, coming up)
    • go up verb (goes up, went up, going up)
    • move up verb (moves up, moved up, moving up)
    • uprise verb
  24. to lift
    – move upwards 1
    to raise; to lift
    – move upwards 1
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
      • lift one's eyes1
  25. to lift
    – raise from a lower to a higher position 1
    to raise; to lift; to elevate; to bring up; get up
    – raise from a lower to a higher position 1
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
    • elevate verb (elevates, elevated, elevating)
    • bring up verb (brings up, brought up, bringing up)
    • get up verb
  26. to lift
    – take illegally 1
    to lift; to rustle
    – take illegally 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)
    • rustle verb (rustles, rustled, rustling)
      • rustle cattle1
  27. to lift
    – take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property 1
    to lift; plagiarize; plagiarise
    – take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property 1
  28. to lift
    – pay off (a mortgage) 1
    to lift
    – pay off (a mortgage) 1
    • lift verb (lifts, lifted, lifting)

Conjugations for lift:

present
  1. lift
  2. lift
  3. lifts
  4. lift
  5. lift
  6. lift
simple past
  1. lifted
  2. lifted
  3. lifted
  4. lifted
  5. lifted
  6. lifted
present perfect
  1. have lifted
  2. have lifted
  3. has lifted
  4. have lifted
  5. have lifted
  6. have lifted
past continuous
  1. was lifting
  2. were lifting
  3. was lifting
  4. were lifting
  5. were lifting
  6. were lifting
future
  1. shall lift
  2. will lift
  3. will lift
  4. shall lift
  5. will lift
  6. will lift
continuous present
  1. am lifting
  2. are lifting
  3. is lifting
  4. are lifting
  5. are lifting
  6. are lifting
subjunctive
  1. be lifted
  2. be lifted
  3. be lifted
  4. be lifted
  5. be lifted
  6. be lifted
diverse
  1. lift!
  2. let's lift!
  3. lifted
  4. lifting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

lift [the ~] noun

  1. the lift
    the lift; the elevator cage; the elevator car; the lift cage
  2. the lift
    – the act of raising something 1
    the raise; the lift; the heave
    – the act of raising something 1
    • raise [the ~] noun
      • fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up1
    • lift [the ~] noun
      • he responded with a lift of his eyebrow1
    • heave [the ~] noun
  3. the lift
    – a ride in a car 1
    the lift
    – a ride in a car 1
    • lift [the ~] noun
      • he gave me a lift home1
  4. the lift
    – transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) 1
    the lift; the airlift
    – transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) 1
  5. the lift
    – 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 1
    the lift; the cosmetic surgery; the rhytidectomy; the facelift; the face lift; the rhytidoplasty; the nip and tuck; the face lifting
    – 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 1
  6. the lift
    – the act of giving temporary assistance 1
    the lift
    – the act of giving temporary assistance 1
  7. the lift
    – 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 1
    the lift; the elevator
    – 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 1
  8. the lift
    – one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot 1
    the lift
    – one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot 1
  9. the lift
    – a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg 1
    the lift
    – a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg 1
  10. the lift
    – a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill 1
    the lift; the ski lift; the ski tow
    – a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill 1
  11. the lift
    – a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground 1
    the rise; the lift
    – a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground 1
  12. the lift
    – the event of something being raised upward 1
    the lift; the elevation; the raising
    – the event of something being raised upward 1
    • lift [the ~] noun
    • elevation [the ~] noun
      • an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon1
    • raising [the ~] noun
      • a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity1
  13. the lift
    – the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity 1
    the lift; the aerodynamic lift
    – the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity 1

lift

  1. lift

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Related Definitions for "lift":

  1. the act of raising something1
    • he responded with a lift of his eyebrow1
  2. a ride in a car1
    • he gave me a lift home1
  3. transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)1
  4. 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 excised1
  5. the act of giving temporary assistance1
  6. 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 building1
  7. one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot1
  8. a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg1
  9. a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill1
  10. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground1
  11. the event of something being raised upward1
  12. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity1
  13. perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face1
  14. remove from a surface1
    • the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table1
  15. take off or away by decreasing1
    • lift the pressure1
  16. remove from a seedbed or from a nursery1
    • lift the tulip bulbs1
  17. remove (hair) by scalping1
  18. put an end to1
    • lift a ban1
  19. rise upward, as from pressure or moisture1
    • The floor is lifting slowly1
  20. raise in rank or condition1
    • The new law lifted many people from poverty1
  21. invigorate or heighten1
    • lift my spirits1
    • lift his ego1
  22. call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs1
  23. cancel officially1
    • lift an embargo1
  24. make audible1
    • He lifted a war whoop1
  25. take (root crops) out of the ground1
    • lift potatoes1
  26. fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means1
  27. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help1
  28. take hold of something and move it to a different location1
    • lift the box onto the table1
  29. move upward1
    • The fog lifted1
  30. move upwards1
    • lift one's eyes1
  31. raise from a lower to a higher position1
  32. take illegally1
  33. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property1
  34. pay off (a mortgage)1
  35. rise up1

Related Synonyms for lifting