lift

lift¹ W2S2 [lıft] v

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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; : Old Norse; Origin: lypta]

1.) ¦(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.

2.) ¦(PART OF THE BODY)¦ also lift up [I and T]

to move part of your body up to a higher position

= ↑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.

3.) ¦(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.

4.) ¦(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.

5.) not lift a finger (to do sth) informal to do nothing to help

▪ He never lifted a finger to help me with the kids.

6.) lift sb's spirits

to make someone feel more cheerful and hopeful

7.) ¦(CLOUDS/MIST)¦

if cloud or mist lifts, it disappears

8.) ¦(SAD FEELINGS)¦ [I]

if feelings of sadness lift, they disappear

▪ Jan's depression seemed to be lifting at last.

9.) ¦(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.

10.)¦(STEAL)¦ [T] [i]informal

to steal something

lift sth from sb/sth

▪ They had lifted dozens of CDs from the store.

11.) ¦(VOICE)¦ also lift up [T]

literary if you lift your voice, you speak, shout, or sing more loudly

= ↑raise

12.) ¦(INCREASE)¦ [T]

to make prices, profit etc increase

▪ The U.S. may use tax cuts to lift the economy.

13.) ¦(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

lift ²

lift² W3S3 n

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1¦(in a building)¦

2¦(in a car)¦

3 give somebody/something a lift

4¦(lifting movement)¦

5¦(wind/aircraft)¦

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1.) ¦(IN A BUILDING)¦ BrE

a machine that you can ride in, that moves up and down between the floors in a tall building

American Equivalent: elevator

▪ They took the lift down to the bar.

▪ It's on the 3rd floor. Let's use the lift .

2.) ¦(IN A CAR)¦

if you give someone a lift, you take them somewhere in your car

= ↑ride

▪ Do you want a lift into town?

▪ John gave me a lift home.

▪ He very kindly offered me a lift .

3.) give sb/sth a lift

a) to make someone feel more cheerful and more hopeful

▪ The new park has given everyone in the neighbourhood a lift.

b) to make something such as a business, the economy etc operate better

▪ The Bank of England's announcement gave the stock market a lift today.

4.) ¦(LIFTING MOVEMENT)¦ [U and C]

a movement in which something is lifted or raised up

▪ She does sit-ups and leg lifts every morning.

5.) ¦(WIND/AIRCRAFT)¦[U]

the pressure of air that keeps something such as an aircraft up in the air or lifts it higher

→↑chairlift, ↑ski lift