teleferik

Phonetic: "/lɪft/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An act of lifting or raising.

Definition: The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.

Example: He gave me a lift to the bus station.

Definition: Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.

Example: Take the lift to the fourth floor.

Definition: An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.

Definition: (measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.

Definition: A thief.

Definition: The lifting of a dance partner into the air.

Definition: Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.

Definition: An improvement in mood.

Definition: The amount or weight to be lifted.

Example: What's the maximum lift of this crane?

Definition: The space or distance through which anything is lifted.

Definition: A rise; a degree of elevation.

Example: the lift of a lock in canals

Definition: A liftgate.

Definition: A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.

Definition: One of the steps of a cone pulley.

Definition: (shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.

Definition: That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.

Phonetic: "/lɪft/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To raise or rise.

Example: The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.

Definition: To steal.

Definition: To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.

Definition: To arrest (a person).

Definition: To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).

Definition: To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)

Definition: To cause to move upwards.

Definition: To lift weights; to weight-lift.

Example: She lifts twice a week at the gym.

Definition: To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

Definition: To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.

Definition: To bear; to support.

Definition: To collect, as moneys due; to raise.

Definition: To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.

Definition: To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.