Lift
/lɪft/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Lift
noun
- An act of lifting or raising.
- The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.
"He gave me a lift to the bus station."
- Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.
"Take the lift to the fourth floor."
- An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.
- (measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
verb
- To raise or rise.
"The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear."
- To steal.
- To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
- To arrest (a person).
- To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
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