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| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Language: | Old Norse |
| Origin: | lypta |
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1 to move something or someone upwards into the air : 
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.
move something upwards
also lift up [transitive]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.2 to move part of your body up to a higher position [= raise]He heard a scream and the hairs on the back of his neck began to lift.
part of the body
also lift up [intransitive and transitive] 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.
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.
She lifted her head to gaze at him.He heard a scream and the hairs on the back of his neck began to lift.3 to remove a rule or a law that says that something is not allowed
controls/laws
[transitive]4 to take people or things to or from a place by aircraft : More troops are being lifted into the area as the fighting spreads.
by plane
[transitive always + adverb/preposition]More troops are being lifted into the area as the fighting spreads.5 to do nothing to help : He never lifted a finger to help me with the kids.
not lift a finger (to do something)
informalHe never lifted a finger to help me with the kids.7 if cloud or mist lifts, it disappears
clouds/mist
[intransitive]8 if feelings of sadness lift, they disappear : Jan's depression seemed to be lifting at last.
sad feelings
[intransitive]Jan's depression seemed to be lifting at last.9 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
use somebody's ideas/words
[transitive]10 to steal something
steal
[transitive] informal lift something from somebody/something They had lifted dozens of CDs from the store.
They had lifted dozens of CDs from the store.11 if you lift your voice, you speak, shout, or sing more loudly [= raise]
voice
also lift up [transitive] literary12 to make prices, profit etc increase : The U.S. may use tax cuts to lift the economy.
increase
[transitive]The U.S. may use tax cuts to lift the economy.13 to dig up vegetables that grow under the ground : She was lifting potatoes.
vegetables
[transitive]TADLGShe was lifting potatoes.
