"lift" meaning in English

See lift in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɪft/ Audio: en-us-lift.ogg [US], en-au-lift.ogg [Australia] Forms: lift [singular], lifts [plural]
enPR: lĭft Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you give someone a lift, you drive them somewhere, usually in your car.
    Sense id: simple-lift-en-noun-lfYxebdD
  2. A lift is a machine that lifts people up or down to different parts of a building. Tags: UK Synonyms: elevator
    Sense id: simple-lift-en-noun-xTAmEuxS

Verb

IPA: /lɪft/ Audio: en-us-lift.ogg [US], en-au-lift.ogg [Australia] Forms: lift [canonical], lifts [third-person, singular], lifted [past], lifted [past, participle], lifting [present, participle]
enPR: lĭft Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone lifts something when they use their hands to make the thing go up.
    Sense id: simple-lift-en-verb-TK3XWhTC
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          "text": "He lifted the little boy onto his shoulders."
        },
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          "text": "She lifted the heavy box from the floor onto the table."
        },
        {
          "text": "He is lifting some suitcases."
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