"elevator" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛləˌveɪtə/ [UK], /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elevator.wav [Southern-England] Forms: elevators [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛləveɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Latin ēlevō Latin ēlevātusder. Middle English elevat Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English elevaten English elevate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English elevator From elevate + -or. 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Head templates: {{en-noun}} elevator (plural elevators)
  1. Anything that raises or uplifts.
    Sense id: en-elevator-en-noun-xX3KugFp
  2. (Canada, US, Australia, Philippines) 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, Philippines, US Synonyms: lift
    Sense id: en-elevator-en-noun-57hJ5feO Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English, Philippine English, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -or (agent noun), Pages with 7 entries Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 4 21 20 20 14 7 9 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 4 21 20 20 14 7 9 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or (agent noun): 6 25 17 10 16 8 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 3 10 13 21 9 5 7 4 9 18
  3. A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator). Translations (silo for storing grain): siilo (Finnish), элева́тор (elevátor) [masculine] (Russian)
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  4. (aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine. 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 Categories (other): Aeronautics, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Buildings, Machines Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 4 21 20 20 14 7 9 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 4 21 20 20 14 7 9 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 22 30 12 5 10 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 8 25 38 8 4 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 3 10 13 21 9 5 7 4 9 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 10 14 22 9 6 7 2 9 21 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 4 15 18 24 14 8 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 4 15 19 27 13 8 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 14 22 38 12 4 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 11 19 27 12 7 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 11 19 35 12 6 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 11 19 35 12 6 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 4 14 20 29 12 7 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 4 14 20 29 12 7 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 4 11 20 28 15 7 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 10 21 31 11 7 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 4 14 20 29 12 7 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 10 26 29 10 7 9 5 Disambiguation of Buildings: 2 16 24 32 10 7 8 0 Disambiguation of Machines: 10 12 10 27 14 7 7 14 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'control surface of an aircraft': 0 5 11 72 4 2 5
  5. A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
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  6. (anatomy) Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye. Translations (anatomy: muscle): nostajalihas (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-elevator-en-noun-vt5kGQKT Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'anatomy: muscle': 1 3 2 3 4 85 2
  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: /ˈɛləˌveɪtə/ [UK], /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elevator.wav [Southern-England] Forms: elevators [present, singular, third-person], elevatoring [participle, present], elevatored [participle, past], elevatored [past]
Rhymes: -ɛləveɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Latin ēlevō Latin ēlevātusder. Middle English elevat Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English elevaten English elevate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English elevator From elevate + -or. 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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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Footwear Disambiguation of Footwear: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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    {
      "form": "elevators",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elevatoring",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elevatored",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English informal terms",
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              13
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To move in an elevator."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, intransitive) To move in an elevator."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛləˌveɪtə/",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛləveɪtə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
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}

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