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

  • (..) He wouldn't like that. Wait a minute! - Is that the courtroom? - Yeah. I can't see anything. You all lift me up so I can see what's goin' on. All right. Make a saddle. Not much is happenin'. Thejudge looks like he's asleep. I see your daddy (..)
    1962 To Kill a Mockingbird