ˈæbˌstɹækt ˈɛə.lɪft ˈɛə.lɪft əˈnʌl

əˈɹaɪz ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd ˈkaʊntɚˌmænd ˈɛləveɪt ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən ˈɛləveɪtə ˈfeɪsˌlɪft fɪltʃ hiːv hɔɪst hʊk ˈnɒbl̩ ˈpɪl.fə ˈpɪl.fɚ pɪntʃ ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz pɜːˈlɔɪn ˈɹeɪzɪŋ ɹəˈpiːl ɹɪˈsɪnd ɹɪˈvɜːs ɹɪˈvɝs ˈɹʌsəl sniːk swaɪp waɪnd perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face the act of raising something he responded with a lift of his eyebrow firemen learn several different raises for getting ladders up remove from a surface the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table take off or away by decreasing lift the pressure remove from a seedbed or from a nursery lift the tulip bulbs remove (hair) by scalping a ride in a car he gave me a lift home transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) put an end to a situation lift a ban raise a siege rise upward, as from pressure or moisture The floor is lifting slowly raise in rank or condition The new law lifted many people from poverty invigorate or heighten lift my spirits lift his ego plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised some actresses have more than one face lift call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs cancel officially He revoked the ban on smoking lift an embargo vacate a death sentence make audible He lifted a war whoop the act of giving temporary assistance take (root crops) out of the ground lift potatoes fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means Food is airlifted into Bosnia raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car take hold of something and move it to a different location lift the box onto the table move upward The fog lifted The smoke arose from the forest fire The mist uprose from the meadows move upwards lift one's eyes raise from a lower to a higher position Raise your hands Lift a load make off with belongings of others take illegally rustle cattle take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property pay off (a mortgage) rise up The building rose before them lifting 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 one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground the event of something being raised upward an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity