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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lift \Lift\ (l[i^]ft), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Lifted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Lifting}.] [Icel. lypta, fr. lopt air; akin to Sw.
lyfta to lift, Dan. l["o]fte, G. l["u]ften; -- prop., to
raise into the air. See {Loft}, and cf. 1st {Lift}.]
1. To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to
raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a
higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support
or holding in the higher place; -- said of material
things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair
or a burden.
2. To raise, elevate, exalt, improve, in rank, condition,
estimation, character, etc.; -- often with up.
The Roman virtues lift up mortal man. --Addison.
Lest, being lifted up with pride. --1 Tim. iii.
6.
3. To bear; to support. [Obs.] --Spenser.
4. To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
5. [Perh. a different word, and akin to Goth. hliftus thief,
hlifan to steal, L. clepere, Gr. kle'ptein. Cf.
{Shoplifter}.] To steal; to carry off by theft (esp.
cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle.
Note: In old writers, lift is sometimes used for lifted.
He ne'er lift up his hand but conquered. --Shak.
{To lift up}, to raise or elevate; in the Scriptures,
specifically, to elevate upon the cross. --John viii. 28.
{To lift up the eyes}. To look up; to raise the eyes, as in
prayer. --Ps. cxxi. 1.
{To lift up the feet}, to come speedily to one's relief.
--Ps. lxxiv. 3.
{To lift up the hand}.
(a) To take an oath. --Gen. xiv. 22.
(b) To pray. --Ps. xxviii. 2.
(c) To engage in duty. --Heb. xii. 12.
{To lift up the hand against}, to rebel against; to assault;
to attack; to injure; to oppress. --Job xxxi. 21.
{To lift up one's head}, to cause one to be exalted or to
rejoice. --Gen. xl. 13. --Luke xxi. 28.
{To lift up the heel against}, to treat with insolence or
unkindness. --John xiii.18.
{To lift up the voice}, to cry aloud; to call out. --Gen.
xxi. 16.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lifting \Lift"ing\, adjective
Used in, or for, or by, lifting.
{Lifting bridge}, a lift bridge.
{Lifting jack}. See 2d {Jack}, 5.
{Lifting machine}. See {Health lift}, under {Health}.
{Lifting pump}. (Mach.)
(a) A kind of pump having a bucket, or valved piston, instead
of a solid piston, for drawing water and lifting it to a
high level.
(b) A pump which lifts the water only to the top of the pump,
or delivers it through a spout; a lift pump.
{Lifting rod}, a vertical rod lifted by a rock shaft, and
imparting motion to a puppet valve; -- used in the engines
of river steamboats.
{Lifting sail} (Naut.), one which tends to lift a vessel's
bow out of water, as jibs and square foresails.
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