"elevator" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛləveɪtə/, /ˈɛl.ə.veɪ.tɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elevator.wav [Southern-England] Forms: elevators [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: elevate + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elevate|or}} elevate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} elevator (plural elevators)
  1. Anything that raises or uplifts.
    Sense id: en-elevator-en-noun-xX3KugFp
  2. (Canada, US, Australia) A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building. Tags: Australia, Canada, US Categories (topical): Footwear Synonyms: lift [Australia, New-Zealand, UK]
    Sense id: en-elevator-en-noun-57hJ5feO Disambiguation of Footwear: 0 39 1 31 21 1 8 0 Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 5 22 18 19 13 8 9 7
  3. A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator). Categories (topical): Buildings Translations (silo for storing grain): siilo (Finnish), элева́тор (elevátor) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-elevator-en-noun-jlCTd3~8 Disambiguation of Buildings: 2 18 34 23 8 8 6 2 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 5 22 18 19 13 8 9 7 Disambiguation of 'silo for storing grain': 2 8 64 11 7 3 4
  4. (aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine. Categories (topical): Aeronautics, Agriculture, Machines Translations (control surface of an aircraft): مِصْعَدْ (miṣʕad) (Arabic), højderor [neuter] (Danish), hoogteroer [neuter] (Dutch), korkeusperäsin (Finnish), Höhenruder [neuter] (German), מעלית (Hebrew), lyfta (Icelandic), kemudi angkat (Indonesian), 昇降舵 (shōkōda) (alt: しょうこうだ) (Japanese), heis (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-elevator-en-noun-TnGKpLt8 Disambiguation of Agriculture: 2 18 22 28 9 10 8 2 Disambiguation of Machines: 9 11 9 25 20 7 7 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 15 21 30 13 8 10 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 5 22 18 19 13 8 9 7 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'control surface of an aircraft': 1 5 11 67 8 3 5
  5. A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone. Categories (topical): Dentistry, Tools
    Sense id: en-elevator-en-noun-oJtOnT~K Disambiguation of Dentistry: 3 18 7 9 32 20 7 4 Disambiguation of Tools: 7 18 11 6 38 5 5 10 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 5 22 18 19 13 8 9 7
  6. (anatomy) Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (anatomy: muscle): nostajalihas (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-elevator-en-noun-vt5kGQKT Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'anatomy: muscle': 1 10 4 5 4 72 3
  7. A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller. Translations (type of shoe): piilokorkokenkä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-elevator-en-noun-72aKH4lN Disambiguation of 'type of shoe': 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛləveɪtə/, /ˈɛl.ə.veɪ.tɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elevator.wav [Southern-England] Forms: elevators [present, singular, third-person], elevatoring [participle, present], elevatored [participle, past], elevatored [past]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: elevate + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elevate|or}} elevate + -or Head templates: {{en-verb}} elevator (third-person singular simple present elevators, present participle elevatoring, simple past and past participle elevatored)
  1. (informal, intransitive) To move in an elevator. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-elevator-en-verb-QjXHHfrS

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      "word": "elevator authority"
    },
    {
      "word": "elevator music"
    },
    {
      "word": "elevator operator"
    },
    {
      "word": "elevator pitch"
    },
    {
      "word": "elevator shaft"
    },
    {
      "word": "elevator shoe"
    },
    {
      "word": "elevator surfer"
    },
    {
      "word": "elevator surfing"
    },
    {
      "word": "elevator talk"
    },
    {
      "word": "elevon"
    },
    {
      "word": "express elevator"
    },
    {
      "word": "fart in an elevator"
    },
    {
      "word": "grain elevator"
    },
    {
      "word": "inclined elevator"
    },
    {
      "word": "incline elevator"
    },
    {
      "word": "one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top"
    },
    {
      "word": "ruddervator"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sabbath elevator"
    },
    {
      "word": "screw elevator"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shabbat elevator"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shabbos elevator"
    },
    {
      "word": "silk elevator"
    },
    {
      "word": "space elevator"
    }
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        }
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: エレベーター"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "엘리베이터",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 엘리베이터 (ellibeiteo)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Korean: 엘리베이터 (ellibeiteo)"
    }
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        "2": "elevate",
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1902, Life, volume 39, page 559",
          "text": "And then the foaming flagons raised on high, with that best of all beverages, that elevator of spirits, that foaming sunshine, that grand and glorious brew of ale.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1962 May, “Talking of Trains: Portable grain elevators at E.R. stations”, in Modern Railways, page 302, photo caption",
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        }
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        "Anything that raises or uplifts."
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          "raise"
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        [
          "uplift",
          "uplift"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "Australian English",
        "Canadian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building."
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        [
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          "Canada"
        ],
        [
          "US",
          "American English"
        ],
        [
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          "built-in"
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          "platform"
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          "tags": [
            "Australia",
            "New-Zealand",
            "UK"
          ],
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        "Australia",
        "Canada",
        "US"
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        {
          "ref": "1964 June 16, “Surprise Strike Stops Traffic On 6 Railroads”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 3",
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          "aeronautics"
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        "(aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine."
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        "aeronautics",
        "aerospace",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A dental instrument used to pry up (\"elevate\") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone."
      ]
    },
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller."
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛləveɪtə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛl.ə.veɪ.tɚ/",
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        "General-American"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "silo for storing grain",
      "word": "siilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "elevátor",
      "sense": "silo for storing grain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "элева́тор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "miṣʕad",
      "sense": "control surface of an aircraft",
      "word": "مِصْعَدْ"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "control surface of an aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "højderor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "control surface of an aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hoogteroer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "control surface of an aircraft",
      "word": "korkeusperäsin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "control surface of an aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Höhenruder"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "control surface of an aircraft",
      "word": "מעלית"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "control surface of an aircraft",
      "word": "lyfta"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "control surface of an aircraft",
      "word": "kemudi angkat"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうこうだ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōkōda",
      "sense": "control surface of an aircraft",
      "word": "昇降舵"
    },
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "control surface of an aircraft",
      "word": "heis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of shoe",
      "word": "piilokorkokenkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anatomy: muscle",
      "word": "nostajalihas"
    }
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    "elevator"
  ],
  "word": "elevator"
}

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