Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)liftthe act of giving temporary assistance (n)aerodynamic lift, liftthe component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity (n)elevation, lift, raisingthe event of something being raised upward“an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon”,
“a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity” (n)lift, risea wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground (n)lifta device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg (n)liftone of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot (n)elevator, liftlifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building (n)airlift, lifttransportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) (n)lifta ride in a car“he gave me a lift home” (n)lift, raise, heavethe act of raising something“he responded with a lift of his eyebrow”,
“firemen learn several different raises for getting ladders up” Verbs
(v)lifttake hold of something and move it to a different location“lift the box onto the table” (v)liftmake audible“He lifted a war whoop” (v)revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacatecancel officially“He revoked the ban on smoking”,
“lift an embargo”,
“vacate a death sentence” (v)pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, liftmake off with belongings of others (v)hoist, lift, wind1raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help“hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car” (v)raise, liftinvigorate or heighten“lift my spirits”,
“lift his ego” (v)lift, raise, elevateraise in rank or condition“The new law lifted many people from poverty” (v)lifttake off or away by decreasing“lift the pressure” (v)liftpay off (a mortgage) (v)airlift, liftfly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means“Food is airlifted into Bosnia” (v)lifttake (root crops) out of the ground“lift potatoes” (v)liftcall to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs (v)liftrise upward, as from pressure or moisture“The floor is lifting slowly” (v)lift, raiseput an end to a situation“lift a ban”,
“raise a siege” (v)liftremove (hair) by scalping (v)liftremove from a seedbed or from a nursery“lift the tulip bulbs” (v)liftremove from a surface“the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table”