lift
To raise or rise.
Verb 4 meanings
To raise or rise.
“The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.”
To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
To disperse, to break up.
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
A mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.
“Take the lift to the fourth floor.”
A mechanical device for raising vehicles for service, so that it is easier for a mechanic to get beneath them.
Etymology
From Middle English liften, lyften, from Old Norse lypta (“to lift, air”, literally “to raise in the air”), from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną (“to raise in the air”), related to *luftuz (“roof, air”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“to peel, break off, damage”) or from a root meaning roof (see *luftuz).
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LIFT at a glance
LIFT has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (L 1 + I 1 + F 4 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,943 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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