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  • 31lift — [[t]lɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦ lifts, lifting, lifted 1) VERB If you lift something, you move it to another position, especially upwards. [V n] The Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superior... [V n prep/adv] She lifted the last of her drink to her lips …

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  • 32lift — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) for taking people/goods between floors ⇨ See also ↑elevator ADJECTIVE ▪ private, service ▪ The hotel has a private lift linking it to the beach. ▪ baggage, goods …

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  • 33lift — liftable, adj. lifter, n. /lift/, v.t. 1. to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist. 2. to raise or direct upward: He lifted his arm in a gesture of farewell; to lift one s head. 3. to remove …

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  • 34lift — 1 /lIft/ verb 1 MOVE STH WITH YOUR HANDS (T) to take something in your hands and raise it, move it, or carry it somewhere: He tried to lift the sleeping girl, but she was too heavy. | lift sth onto/out of/off etc: I lifted down my suitcase and… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35lift — An increase in securities prices, as shown by some economic indicator . Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * lift lift [lɪft] verb [transitive] 1. to make prices, profits etc rise: • Improving international demand lifted product prices. • The… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 36lift — 1. n. the potency of alcohol in liquor. □ his stuff doesn’t have much lift! □ Now, his imported stuff has enough lift to raise the dead. 2. n. a brief spiritual or ego lifting occurrence. □ Your kind words have given me quite a lift …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 37lift — /lɪft / (say lift) verb (t) 1. to move or bring (something) upwards from the ground or other support to some higher position; hoist. 2. to raise or direct upwards: to lift the hand; to lift the head; to lift the eyes. 3. to hold up or display on… …

  • 38Lift — Der Ausdruck Lift bezeichnet Aufzugsanlage, eine Vorrichtung für den senkrechten Transport in Gebäuden Skilift, Aufstiegshilfe für Skifahrer Lift (Band), eine deutsche Artrockband In der Assoziationsanalyse der Unterschied zwischen erwartetem und …

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  • 39Lift — Aufzugsanlage; Aufzug; Fahrstuhl * * * Lift [lɪft], der; [e]s, e und s: Aufzug (1) zum Befördern von Personen nach oben oder unten: den Lift benutzen; das Hotel hat vier Lifte/Lifts. Syn.: ↑ Aufzug, ↑ Fahrstuhl. Zus.: P …

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  • 40lift — [1] The action of the rear end of the vehicle to rise during braking. [2] The amount by which a poppet valve rises when opened. See valve lift. [3] The aerodynamic force caused by greater pressure above the car than below it and having the effect …

    Dictionary of automotive terms