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

  • (..) - Never one to shrink from an honest challenge. - Get after it. - Here we go. - It's physics. - Physics! - Right, so, if I lift it, I then rule Asgard? - Yes, of course. I will be re-instituting Prima Nocta. Be right back. - Are you even pulling? - Are you on my team? (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron