🛗lift

verb
/lɪft/

Meaning

To raise something to a higher position or level.
to raise or move upward; to pick up

Example Sentences

He lifted the heavy box with ease.

He lifted the heavy box with effort.

Example Expressions

lift your spirits

Synonyms

raise, elevate, hoist, boost, uplift, pick up
Entry 1
raise, elevate, hoist, boost, uplift
Entry 2
raise, elevate, hoist, pick up

Antonyms

lower, drop, put down, descend
Entry 1
lower, drop
Entry 2
lower, drop, put down, descend

Collocations

lift weights, lift a ban, lift up, lift out, lift carefully, lift heavy objects
Entry 1
lift weights, lift a ban, lift up, lift out
Entry 2
lift up, lift weights, lift carefully, lift heavy objects

More Example Sentences

The suitcase is too heavy to lift.

I’m strong enough to lift this box.

She hardly managed to lift the box.

Can you give me a lift till Farmgate?

I wasn’t capable of lifting it alone.

This box is too heavy for me to lift.

Good news never fails to lift my mood.

He can't possibly lift that by himself.

Would you mind giving me a lift, please?

It’s impossible for a child to lift this alone.

Related Vocabularies

to make or become full; to put something into a container until it is full
To bring two or more things together to form a single unit.
to move through the air using wings or by being carried by the wind or an aircraft
to give the impression of being something or having a particular quality
to state something as true, often without proof; to demand ownership or right
to describe or regard someone as worthy of disgrace or disapproval

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