to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
2.
to raise or direct upward: He lifted his arm in a gesture of farewell; to lift one's head.
3.
to remove or rescind by an official act, as a ban, curfew, or tax: a court decision to lift the ban on strikes by teachers.
4.
to stop or put an end to (a boycott, blockade, etc.): The citizenry will have to conserve food and water until the siege against the city is lifted.
5.
to hold up or display on high.
6.
to raise in rank, condition, estimation, etc.; elevate or exalt (sometimes used reflexively): His first book lifted him from obscurity. By hard work they lifted themselves from poverty.
7.
to make audible or louder, as the voice or something voiced: The congregation lifted their voices in song.
8.
to transfer from one setting to another: For the protagonist of the new play, the author has lifted a character from an early novel.
9.
Informal. to plagiarize: Whole passages had been lifted from another book.
10.
Informal. to steal: His wallet was lifted on the crowded subway.
any device used to lift or elevate, as a dumbwaiter or hoist.
37.
Informal. a theft.
38.
a rise or elevation of ground.
39.
Aeronautics. the component of the aerodynamic force exerted by the air on an airfoil, having a direction perpendicular to the direction of motion and causing an aircraft to stay aloft.
40.
Nautical.
a.
the capacity of a cargo ship measured in dead-weight tons.
one of the layers of leather forming the heel of a boot or shoe.
42.
a special arch support built or inserted into footwear.
43.
Mining. the slice or thickness of ore mined in one operation.
44.
Building Trades. the height of the quantity of concrete poured into a form at one time.
45.
Naval Architecture. any of the horizontal planks forming a type of half model (lift model), able to be removed and measured as a guide to laying out the water lines of the vessel at full scale.
To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise: lift one's eyes; lifted the suitcase.
To transport by air: The helicopter lifted the entire team to the meet.
To revoke by taking back; rescind: lifted the embargo.
To bring an end to (a blockade or siege) by removing forces.
To raise in condition, rank, or esteem.
To uplift; elate: Your telephone call really lifted my spirits.
Sports To hit (a golf ball) very high into the air.
To pick up (a golf ball) to place it in a better lie.
To shoot or flip (a puck) so that it rises sharply off the ice.
To revoke by taking back; rescind: lifted the embargo.
To bring an end to (a blockade or siege) by removing forces.
To raise in condition, rank, or esteem.
To uplift; elate: Your telephone call really lifted my spirits.
Sports To hit (a golf ball) very high into the air.
To pick up (a golf ball) to place it in a better lie.
To shoot or flip (a puck) so that it rises sharply off the ice.
To cease (artillery fire) in an area.
To raise in condition, rank, or esteem.
To uplift; elate: Your telephone call really lifted my spirits.
Sports To hit (a golf ball) very high into the air.
To pick up (a golf ball) to place it in a better lie.
To shoot or flip (a puck) so that it rises sharply off the ice.
To remove (plants) from the ground for transplanting.
To project or sound in loud, clear tones: lifted their voices in song.
Informal To steal; pilfer: A thief lifted my wallet.
Informal To copy from something already published; plagiarize: lifted whole paragraphs from the encyclopedia.
To pay off or clear (a debt or mortgage, for example).
To perform cosmetic surgery on (the face, for example), especially in order to remove wrinkles or sagging skin.
Sports To hit (a golf ball) very high into the air.
To pick up (a golf ball) to place it in a better lie.
To shoot or flip (a puck) so that it rises sharply off the ice.
v.
intr.
To rise; ascend.
To yield to upward pressure: These windows lift easily.
To disappear or disperse by or as if by rising: By afternoon the smog had lifted.
To stop temporarily: The rain lifted by morning.
To disappear or disperse by or as if by rising: By afternoon the smog had lifted.
To stop temporarily: The rain lifted by morning.
To become elevated; soar: Their spirits lifted when help came.
n.
The act or process of rising or raising to a higher position.
Power or force available for raising: the lift of a pump.
An amount or a weight raised or capable of being raised at one time; a load.
The extent or height to which something is raised or rises; the amount of elevation.
The distance or space through which something is raised or rises.
A rise or an elevation in the level of the ground.
An elevation of the spirits: The good news gave us a lift.
A raised, high, or erect position, as of a part of the body: the lift of his chin.
A machine or device designed to pick up, raise, or carry something.
One of the layers of leather, rubber, or other material making up the heel of a shoe.
Chiefly British A passenger or cargo elevator.
A ride in a vehicle given to help someone reach a destination: gave my friend a lift into town.
Assistance or help: gave her a lift with her heavy packages.
A set of pumps used in a mine.
The component of the total aerodynamic force acting on an airfoil or on an entire aircraft or winged missile perpendicular to the relative wind and normally exerted in an upward direction, opposing the pull of gravity.
Phrasal Verb(s): lift off
To begin flight: The spacecraft lifted off at noon.
Idiom(s):
lift fire
To increase the range of artillery fire by elevating the muzzle of a piece.
[Middle English liften, from Old Norse lypta.]
lift'a·ble adj., lift'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to move something from a lower to a higher level or position. Lift sometimes stresses the expenditure of effort: a trunk too heavy to lift. Raise often implies movement to an approximately vertical position: raised my hand so I could ask a question. Elevate is sometimes synonymous with the preceding terms (elevated his sprained ankle), but it more often suggests exalting, ennobling, or raising morally or intellectually: "A generous and elevated mind is distinguished by nothing more certainly than an eminent degree of curiosity" (Samuel Johnson).
Hoist is applied principally to the lifting of heavy objects, often by mechanical means: hoist a sunken ship.
To heave is to lift or raise with great effort or force: heaved the pack onto his back. Boost suggests upward movement effected by or as if by pushing from below: boosted the child into the saddle. See Also Synonyms at steal.
c.1200, from O.N. lypta "to raise," from P.Gmc. *luftijan (cf. M.L.G. lüchten, Du. lichten, Ger. lüften "to lift;" O.E. lyft "heaven, air," see loft). The meaning "steal" (as in shop-lift) is first recorded 1526.Noun meaning "cheering influence" is from 1861; sense of "elevator" first recorded 1851. Meaning "help given to a pedestrian by taking him into a vehicle" is from 1712. Liftoff "vertical take-off of a rocket, etc." is 1956 in Amer.Eng.
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity [syn: aerodynamic lift]
3.
the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" [syn: elevation]
4.
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
5.
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill [syn: ski tow]
6.
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
7.
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
8.
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building [syn: elevator]
9.
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: face lift]
10.
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) [syn: airlift]
11.
a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home"
12.
the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
verb
1.
raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" [syn: raise] [ant: bring down]
2.
take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
3.
move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
4.
move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: rise] [ant: come down]
5.
make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
6.
cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke]
7.
make off with belongings of others
8.
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: hoist]
9.
invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" [syn: raise]
10.
raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
11.
take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure"
12.
rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: rise]
13.
pay off (a mortgage)
14.
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property [syn: plagiarize]
to raise or bring to a higher position Example: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.
Arabic:
يَرْفَع
Chinese (Simplified):
提起
Chinese (Traditional):
提起
Czech:
zvednout
Danish:
hæve; løfte
Dutch:
tillen
Estonian:
tõstma
Finnish:
nostaa
French:
soulever
German:
heben
Greek:
σηκώνω
Hungarian:
(fel)emel
Icelandic:
lyfta
Indonesian:
mengangkat
Italian:
alzare, sollevare
Japanese:
持ち上げる
Korean:
들어올리다
Latvian:
celt
Lithuanian:
(pa)kelti
Norwegian:
løfte, heve
Polish:
podnieść
Portuguese (Brazil):
erguer
Portuguese (Portugal):
levantar
Romanian:
a ridica
Russian:
поднимать
Slovak:
zdvihnúť
Slovenian:
dvigniti
Spanish:
levantar, alzar
Swedish:
lyfta
Turkish:
kaldırmak
lift2[lift]verb
to take and carry away Example: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.
Arabic:
يَحْمِل
Chinese (Simplified):
拿走
Chinese (Traditional):
拿走
Czech:
odnést
Danish:
bære væk
Dutch:
optillen en wegdragen
Estonian:
viima
Finnish:
viedä
French:
porter
German:
hochheben und wegtragen
Greek:
μεταφέρω
Hungarian:
visz
Icelandic:
lyfta og færa
Indonesian:
membawa
Italian:
trasportare
Japanese:
持ってゆく
Korean:
(손·머리 등을) 들어올리다, 위로 향하게 하다
Latvian:
pacelt un aiznest
Lithuanian:
nugabenti
Norwegian:
bære bort
Polish:
dźwignąć
Portuguese (Brazil):
carregar
Portuguese (Portugal):
levantar
Romanian:
a duce
Russian:
переносить
Slovak:
odniesť
Slovenian:
prenesti
Spanish:
coger, llevar
Swedish:
lyfta
Turkish:
kaldırıp taşımak
lift3[lift]verb
(of mist etc) to disappear Example: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.
Arabic:
يَنْقَشِع، يَنْجَلي
Chinese (Simplified):
消散
Chinese (Traditional):
消散
Czech:
zvedat se
Danish:
forsvinde
Dutch:
optrekken
Estonian:
haihtuma
Finnish:
hälvetä
French:
se lever
German:
sich heben
Greek:
διαλύομαι, εξαφανίζομαι
Hungarian:
felszáll, eltűnik
Icelandic:
hverfa, létta
Indonesian:
menghilang
Italian:
alzarsi
Japanese:
晴れる
Korean:
(구름·안개 등이) 걷히다
Latvian:
(par mākoņiem, miglu) izklīst
Lithuanian:
sklaidytis
Norwegian:
lette
Polish:
podnosić się
Portuguese (Brazil):
levantar
Portuguese (Portugal):
levantar
Romanian:
a se ridica
Russian:
рассеиваться
Slovak:
dvíhať sa
Slovenian:
izginiti
Spanish:
disiparse
Swedish:
lyfta
Turkish:
kaybolmak, dağılmak
lift4[lift]verb
to rise Example: The aeroplane lifted into the air.
Arabic:
تَرْتَفِع
Chinese (Simplified):
升起
Chinese (Traditional):
升起
Czech:
vzlétnout
Danish:
hæve
Dutch:
opstijgen
Estonian:
tõusma
Finnish:
kohota
French:
(s')élever
German:
sich heben
Greek:
υψώνομαι, σηκώνομαι
Hungarian:
felemelkedik
Icelandic:
hefja sig á loft
Indonesian:
naik
Italian:
alzarsi, sollevarsi
Japanese:
離陸する
Korean:
훔치다
Latvian:
pacelties
Lithuanian:
pakilti
Norwegian:
lette, ta av
Polish:
wznieść się
Portuguese (Brazil):
subir
Portuguese (Portugal):
subir
Romanian:
a se ridica
Russian:
подниматься
Slovak:
vzlietnuť
Slovenian:
dvigniti se
Spanish:
elevarse
Swedish:
lyfta
Turkish:
yükselmek, kalkmak
lift1[lift]noun
the act of lifting Example: a lift of the eyebrows
Arabic:
رَفْع
Chinese (Simplified):
提
Chinese (Traditional):
提
Czech:
zdvižení
Danish:
hæven; løften
Dutch:
het optrekken
Estonian:
tõstmine
Finnish:
kohottaminen
French:
haussement
German:
das Heben
Greek:
(ανα)σήκωμα
Hungarian:
(fel)emelés
Icelandic:
lyfting
Indonesian:
pengangkatan
Italian:
alzata
Japanese:
持ち上げること
Korean:
(들어) 올림
Latvian:
celšana
Lithuanian:
pakėlimas, pakilimas
Norwegian:
heving, løft(ing)
Polish:
podniesienie
Portuguese (Brazil):
erguimento
Portuguese (Portugal):
um levantar
Romanian:
ridicare
Russian:
подъём
Slovak:
zdvihnutie
Slovenian:
dvig
Spanish:
elevación
Swedish:
lyft, lyftande, höjande
Turkish:
kaldırma
lift2[lift]noun
(Americanˈelevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people Example: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.
Arabic:
مِصْعَد
Chinese (Simplified):
电梯
Chinese (Traditional):
電梯
Czech:
výtah
Danish:
elevator
Dutch:
lift
Estonian:
lift
Finnish:
hissi
French:
ascenseur
German:
der Aufzug
Greek:
ασανσέρ
Hungarian:
lift
Icelandic:
lyfta
Indonesian:
lift
Italian:
ascensore
Japanese:
エレベーター
Korean:
엘리베이터
Latvian:
lifts; celtnis
Lithuanian:
liftas
Norwegian:
heis; skiheis
Polish:
winda
Portuguese (Brazil):
elevador
Portuguese (Portugal):
elevador
Romanian:
lift
Russian:
лифт
Slovak:
výťah
Slovenian:
dvigalo
Spanish:
ascensor
Swedish:
hiss
Turkish:
asansör
lift3[lift]noun
a ride in someone's car etc Example: Can I give you a lift into town?
Arabic:
تَوْصيلَه
Chinese (Simplified):
搭便车
Chinese (Traditional):
搭便車
Czech:
svezení
Danish:
lift
Dutch:
lift
Estonian:
küüt
Finnish:
kyyti
French:
trajet dans la voiture de qqn
German:
im Auto mitnehmen
Greek:
μεταφορά με το αυτοκίνητο άλλου
Hungarian:
elvihetlek…?
Icelandic:
(bíl)far
Indonesian:
membonceng mobil
Italian:
passaggio
Japanese:
同乗
Korean:
차에 태워주기
Latvian:
aizvest (ar automašīnu)
Lithuanian:
pavežėjimas
Norwegian:
skyss; haik
Polish:
podwiezienie
Portuguese (Brazil):
carona
Portuguese (Portugal):
boleia
Romanian:
drum cu maşina
Russian:
поездка в чьём-л. автомобиле
Slovak:
zvezenie
Slovenian:
prevoz
Spanish:
vuelta
Swedish:
skjuts, lift
Turkish:
arabasına alma, bedava götürme, *biniş
lift4[lift]noun
a raising of the spirits Example: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.
liftAudio Help (lĭft) Pronunciation Key
An upward force acting on an object. Lift can be produced in many ways; for example, by creating a low-pressure area above an object, such an airplane wing or other airfoil that is moving through the air, or by lowering the overall density of an object relative to the air around it, as with a hot air balloon. Compare drag. See also airfoil, buoyancy. See Note at aerodynamics.
Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h["o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. Hunt.]1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus. 2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as: (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock. 3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses. 4. Side; part; direction, either right or left. On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex. xxxviii. 15. The Protestants were then on the winning hand. --Milton. 5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. --Addison. 6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance. To change the hand in carrying on the war. --Clarendon. Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. --Judges vi. 36. 7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking. A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. --Locke. I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. --Hazlitt. 8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature. I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak. Some writs require a judge's hand. --Burril. 9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural. "Receiving in hand one year's tribute." --Knolles. Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the goverment of Britain. --Milton. 10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new. 11. Rate; price. [Obs.] "Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch." --Bacon. 12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as: (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the dealer. (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as: (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. "His hand will be against every man." --Gen. xvi. 12. (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. "With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you." --Ezek. xx. 33. (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand. (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand. Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe: used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination. Hand bag, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc. Hand basket, a small or portable basket. Hand bell, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. --Bacon. Hand bill, a small pruning hook. See 4th Bill. Hand car. See under Car. Hand director (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide. Hand drop. See Wrist drop. Hand gallop. See under Gallop. Hand gear (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand. Hand glass. (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants. (b) A small mirror with a handle. Hand guide. Same as Hand director (above). Hand language, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology. Hand lathe. See under Lathe. Hand money, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money. Hand organ (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand. Hand plant. (Bot.) Same as Hand tree (below). -- Hand rail, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt. Hand sail, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple. Hand screen, a small screen to be held in the hand. Hand screw, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp. Hand staff (pl. Hand staves), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix. 9. Hand stamp, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc. Hand tree (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico (Cheirostemon platanoides), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand. Hand vise, a small vise held in the hand in doing small work. --Moxon. Hand work, or Handwork, work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork. All hands, everybody; all parties. At all hands, On all hands, on all sides; from every direction; generally. At any hand, At no hand, in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. "And therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility." --Jer. Taylor. At first hand, At second hand. See def. 10 (above). At hand. (a) Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. "Your husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet." --Shak. (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] "Horses hot at hand." --Shak. At the hand of, by the act of; as a gift from. "Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?" --Job ii. 10. Bridle hand. See under Bridle. By hand, with the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand. Clean hands, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. "He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." --Job xvii. 9. From hand to hand, from one person to another. Hand in hand. (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift. (b) Just; fair; equitable. As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. --Shak. Hand over hand, Hand over fist, by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand over hand. Hand over head, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Obs.] --Bacon. Hand running, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running. Hand off! keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling! Hand to hand, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. --Dryden. Heavy hand, severity or oppression. In hand. (a) Paid down. "A considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter." --Tillotson. (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. "Revels . . . in hand." --Shak. (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand. In one's hand or hands. (a) In one's possession or keeping. (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand. Laying on of hands, a form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons. Light hand, gentleness; moderation. Note of hand, a promissory note. Off hand, Out of hand, forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. "She causeth them to be hanged up out of hand." --Spenser. Off one's hands, out of one's possession or care. On hand, in present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand. On one's hands, in one's possession care, or management. Putting the hand under the thigh, an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing. Right hand, the place of honor, power, and strength. Slack hand, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth. Strict hand, severe discipline; rigorous government. To bear a hand (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten. To bear in hand, to keep in expectation with false pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak. To behand and glove, or in glovewith. See under Glove. To be on the mending hand, to be convalescent or improving. To bring up by hand, to feed (an infant) without suckling it. To change hand. See Change. To change hands, to change sides, or change owners. --Hudibras. To clap the hands, to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together. To come to hand, to be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday. To get hand, to gain influence. [Obs.] Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. --Baxter. To got one's hand in, to make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business. To have a hand in, to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in. To have in hand. (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer. (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with. To have one's hands full, to have in hand al that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties. Tohave, or get, the (higher) upper hand, to have, or get, the better of another person or thing. To his hand, To my hand, etc., in readiness; already prepared. "The work is made to his hands." --Locke. To hold hand, to compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] --Shak. To lay hands on, to seize; to assault. To lend a hand, to give assistance. Tolift, or put forth, the hand against, to attack; to oppose; to kill. To live from hand to mouth, to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision. To make one's hand, to gain advantage or profit. To put the hand unto, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8. To put thelast, or finishing, hand to, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. To set the hand to, to engage in; to undertake. That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii. 20. To stand one in hand, to concern or affect one. To strike hands, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. To take in hand. (a) To attempt or undertake. (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand. To wash the hands of, to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24. Under the hand of, authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner.
Lift\ (l[i^]ft), v. t. [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.
Lift\ (l[i^]ft), v. t. [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.
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