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elev

elev

8.8
A machine that carries people or things between floors
  • noun
  • /ˈɛlɛv/
  • Informal
translation icon : ascensor
  • It’s much easier to take the elev instead of walking up all those stairs.

Examples

  • The building has a fast elev that takes you right to the top floor.

  • The staircase is blocked, the phones are out, - there's no elev...

    Office Uprising (2018)

  • Make sure to wait for the elev before trying to enter the building.

Synonyms

elevator
vselev
  • US
760 1.0

A machine that carries people and things up and down between floors

is an informal short form used instead of the formal device name
lift
vselev
  • UK
123 1.9

A machine that carries people or goods between floors

is limited to the building device and not to ski slope use

How High

elev
  • Informal
8.8
ladder
202 1.0
escalator
46 1.2
staircase
100 1.0

Surface Forms

elev singular
elevs plural

Etymology

Elev is an informal short form of elevator, and that word also comes from Latin elevare 'to lift up', meaning a machine that moves people between floors. So when someone says elev they usually mean the building's 'lift'.