v. 1 raise, elevate; hoist, heave (up) She lifted her eyes to the heavens The pallbearers lifted the coffin to their shoulders. 2 Often, lift up. exalt, raise, elevate, uplift, boost, upgrade, promote, advance; improve, ameliorate, better, dignify, enhance, ennoble, enshrine, deify, immortalize His unusual talents lifted him up from the ranks of ordinary mortals 3 discontinue, end, terminate, stop The siege was lifted after six months 4 withdraw, cancel, confiscate, take away, rescind, void, annul They charged him with driving while intoxicated and lifted his licence 5 rise, disappear, dissipate, vanish When the fog lifted, I saw that we were about to run aground 6 steal, appropriate, pilfer, pocket, thieve, take, purloin; plagiarize, copy, Colloq pinch, crib, liberate, Slang Brit nick, Old-fashioned half-inch He went into the supermarket and lifted a bottle of scotch This passage was lifted from my book in its entirety.
n. 7 ride She looked tired so I gave her a lift home 8 US and Canadian elevator Take the lift to the tenth floor 9 encouragement, boost, stimulus, inducement, inspiration, reassurance, cheering up, Colloq shot in the arm Winning first prize has given Susan the lift she needed to continue with her writing