lift meaning
EN
[lɪft] [-ɪft] 
US WLift
- Lift may refer to:
- NounPLlifts
- (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Air.
- (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.
- An act of lifting or raising.
- The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.
- He gave me a lift to the bus station.
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.
- Take the lift to the fourth floor.
- An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.
- (measurement) the difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
- (historical slang) A thief.
- (dance) The lifting of a dance partner into the air.
- Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
- an improvement in mood.
- The space or distance through which anything is lifted.
- A rise; a degree of elevation.
- the lift of a lock in canals
- A lift gate.
- (nautical) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
- (engineering) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
- (shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.
- (horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.
- (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Air.
- VerbSGliftsPRliftingPT, PPlifted
- VT VI To raise or rise.
- The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.
- You never lift a finger to help me!
- VT SLA To steal.
- “Wilbert Cream is a ... what's the word?” I referred to the letter. “A kleptomaniac [...] Does any thought occur to you?” “It most certainly does. I am thinking of your uncle's collection of old silver.” “Me, too.” “It presents a grave temptation to the unhappy young man.” “I don't know that I'd call him unhappy. He probably thoroughly enjoys lifting the stuff.”
- VT To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
- VT To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.).
- The Gunners boss has been heavily criticised for his side's poor start to the Premier League season but this result helps lift the pressure.
- VT to cause to move upwards.
- Graham secured victory with five minutes left, coolly lifting the ball over Asmir Begovic.
- INF To lift weights; to weight-lift.
- She can lift twice her bodyweight.
- To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
- To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
- OBS To bear; to support.
- To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
- (computing, programming) To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
- VT VI To raise or rise.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- I had to use the stairs because the lift took a shit this morning.
- With today's fifty mile per hour winds, all the ski lifts are on windhold.
- He lifted the big three-suiter onto the bed and opened it.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- The balloon was equipped with a burner to create hot air for lift.
- The police unblurred the suspect's photograph when the injunction against revealing his identity was lifted.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of lift in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Nouns
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "lift" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.