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lift 1, verb (oh)




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1 ?move something upwards?
2 ?part of the body?
3 ?controls/laws?
4 ?by plane?
5 not lift a finger (to do something)
6 lift somebody's spirits
7 ?clouds/mist?
8 ?sad feelings?
9 ?use somebody's ideas/words?
10 ?steal?
11 ?voice?
12 ?increase?
13 ?vegetables?
Phrasal verbs
lift off
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[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old Norse; Origin: lypta]
?MOVE SOMETHING UPWARDS?
also lift up
[T] to move something or someone upwards into the air
::Sophie lifted the phone before the second ring.
::He lifted the lid on the pot of soup.
::The lumber was lifted by crane and dropped into the truck.
lift sb/sth onto/into/out of etc sth
::They lifted Andrew onto the bed.
lift sb from sth
::The driver was lifted from the wreck.
?PART OF THE BODY?
also lift up
[I and T] to move part of your body up to a higher position
-synonym raise raise
lift your hand/arm/leg etc
::She lifted her hand to knock on the door once again.
::Pam lifted her shoulders in a little shrug.
lift your head/eyes
(=move your head or eyes up so that you can look at something)
::She lifted her head to gaze at him.
::He heard a scream and the hairs on the back of his neck began to lift.
?CONTROLS/LAWS?
[T] to remove a rule or a law that says that something is not allowed
lift a restriction/an embargo/sanctions etc
::The government plans to lift its ban on cigar imports.
?BY PLANE?
[T always + adverb/preposition] to take people or things to or from a place by aircraft
::More troops are being lifted into the area as the fighting spreads.
not lift a finger (to do sth)
informal to do nothing to help
::He never lifted a finger to help me with the kids.
lift sb's spirits
to make someone feel more cheerful and hopeful
?CLOUDS/MIST?
[I] if cloud or mist lifts, it disappears
?SAD FEELINGS?
[I] if feelings of sadness lift, they disappear
::Jan's depression seemed to be lifting at last.
?USE SOMEBODY'S IDEAS/WORDS?
[T] to take words, ideas etc from someone else's work and use them in your work, without stating where they came from and as if they were your own words etc
lift sth from sb/sth
::The words were lifted from an article in a medical journal.
?STEAL?
[T] informal to steal something
lift sth from sb/sth
::They had lifted dozens of CDs from the store.
?VOICE?
also lift up
[T] literary if you lift your voice, you speak, shout, or sing more loudly
-synonym raise raise
?INCREASE?
[T] to make prices, profit etc increase
::The U.S. may use tax cuts to lift the economy.
?VEGETABLES?
[T] to dig up vegetables that grow under the ground
::She was lifting potatoes.
lift off phr v
if an aircraft or spacecraft lifts off, it leaves the ground and rises into the air