lift

Topic: CROPS

Date:	1100-1200
Language:	Old Norse
Origin:	lypta

lift
1 verb

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move something upwards

also lift up [transitive] to move something or someone upwards into the air:

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Sophie lifted the phone before the second ring.

He lifted the lid on the pot of soup.

The lumber was lifted by crane and dropped into the truck.

lift somebody/something onto/into/out of etc something

They lifted Andrew onto the bed.

lift somebody from something

The driver was lifted from the wreck.

part of the body

also lift up [intransitive and transitive] to move part of your body up to a higher position [= raise]

lift your hand/arm/leg etc

She lifted her hand to knock on the door once again.

Pam lifted her shoulders in a little shrug.

lift your head/eyes (=move your head or eyes up so that you can look at something)

She lifted her head to gaze at him.

He heard a scream and the hairs on the back of his neck began to lift.

controls/laws

[transitive] to remove a rule or a law that says that something is not allowed

lift a restriction/an embargo/sanctions etc

The government plans to lift its ban on cigar imports.

by plane

[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take people or things to or from a place by aircraft:

More troops are being lifted into the area as the fighting spreads.

not lift a finger (to do something)

informal to do nothing to help:

He never lifted a finger to help me with the kids.

lift somebody's spirits

to make someone feel more cheerful and hopeful

clouds/mist

[intransitive] if cloud or mist lifts, it disappears

sad feelings

[intransitive] if feelings of sadness lift, they disappear:

Jan's depression seemed to be lifting at last.

use somebody's ideas/words

[transitive] to take words, ideas etc from someone else's work and use them in your work, without stating where they came from and as if they were your own words etc

lift something from somebody/something

The words were lifted from an article in a medical journal.

steal

[transitive] informal to steal something

lift something from somebody/something

They had lifted dozens of CDs from the store.

voice

also lift up [transitive] literary if you lift your voice, you speak, shout, or sing more loudly [= raise]

increase

[transitive] to make prices, profit etc increase:

The U.S. may use tax cuts to lift the economy.

vegetables

[transitive]TADLG to dig up vegetables that grow under the ground:

She was lifting potatoes.

lift off

phrasal verb

if an aircraft or spacecraft lifts off, it leaves the ground and rises into the air

Definition of lift from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic CROPS