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lift

Definition

  • verb: to move (something or someone) to a higher position
  • verb: to raise from a lower to a higher position
  • synonyms: raise, heavens, elevate

Examples

  • After I finally told my mother about my concerns, I felt as if a 'weight had been lifted from my shoulders'. [=I felt very relieved]

  • The company has been trying to improve the quality of its products without 'lifting' [=(more commonly) 'raising'] prices.

  • The beauty of the sunrise 'lifted her spirits'. = Her 'spirits lifted' when she saw the beauty of the sunrise.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] One café. Shh. One café. One café. Care for a lift, Mr. Cobb? - What are you doing in Mombasa? - I'm here to protect my investment. Ah. So this is your idea of losing a tail, huh? Different tail. (..)
    2010 Inception