lifting Definition

lift
verb lifted, lifting

tr & intr
1. To raise or rise to a higher position.

Thesaurus: hoist, raise, boost, elevate, upraise.
2. To move (especially one's eyes or face) upwards.
3. To take and carry away; to remove.
4. To raise to a better or more agreeable level.

Example: lift one's spirits
intr
5a. Said of cloud, fog, etc: to clear;
intr
5b. Said of winds: to become less strong.
6. To remove or annul.

Example: They will lift the trading restrictions
7. To dig up (crops growing in the ground, eg potatoes).
8. colloq
To plagiarize from someone else's work or from published material.
9. slang
To arrest.
10. colloq
To steal.

noun

1. An act of lifting.
2. Lifting power.
3. The upward force of the air on an aircraft, etc.
(Brit)
4. A device for moving people and goods between floors of a building, consisting of a compartment which moves up and down in a vertical shaft. N Amer equivalent elevator.
(Brit)
5. A ride in a person's car or other vehicle, often given without payment as a favour. N Amer equivalent ride.
6. A boost to the spirits or sudden feeling of happiness.
7. A step in advancement, promotion, etc.
8. A mechanism for raising or lowering a vessel to another level of a canal.
9. A layer in the heel of a shoe to give extra height.

Idiom: to have one's face lifted

To have a facelift.

Idiom: lift a hand (lift one's hand)

To threaten to hit someone.

Idiom: lift a finger (lift a hand)

Note: with negatives
To make the smallest effort (to help, etc).
Example: He just sat there without lifting a finger to help
Thesaurus: try, make an effort, attempt, endeavour.

Etymology: 13c: from Norse lypta.

Phrasal Verb: lift off

Said of a spacecraft: to rise, especially vertically, from the ground.