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Related topics:1 a machine that you can ride in, that moves up and down between the floors in a tall building [= elevator American English]
in a building
[countable] British EnglishTD2 if you give someone a lift, you take them somewhere in your car [= ride]: 
Do you want a lift into town?
in a car
[countable]Do you want a lift into town?3
give somebody/something a lift
a) to make someone feel more cheerful and more hopeful : The new park has given everyone in the neighbourhood a lift.
The new park has given everyone in the neighbourhood a lift.b) to make something such as a business, the economy etc operate better : The Bank of England's announcement gave the stock market a lift today.
The Bank of England's announcement gave the stock market a lift today.4 a movement in which something is lifted or raised up : She does sit-ups and leg lifts every morning.
lifting movement
[uncountable and countable]She does sit-ups and leg lifts every morning.5 the pressure of air that keeps something such as an aircraft up in the air or lifts it higher
