lift
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1.9
- noun
- /lɪft/
- UK
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ascensor
- The lift's not working.
- patient lift
- hydraulic lift
- overhead lift
I chatted them, got in the lift, went up, he didn't say hello.
- I chatted them, got in the lift, went up, he didn't say hello.
- Also not me being trapped in a lift with Ariana Grande's mum.
- So he created the safety lift as it's known, quite simply.
Examples
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Her eyes fell on the cable running from the lift car up into the leaves and branches above.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Could you give me a lift to my motel?" she asked suddenly.
Fiction book (1990) -
And I got stuck in the lift for about an hour.
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So he created the safety lift as it's known, quite simply.
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We are in our lift on our way to the Purpose awards.
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So my my office lift still looks to be as broken as ever.
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But behind that door, there is a lift, dressing room, bathroom through there.
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There's a lift at the end of this corridor.
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Adam found Peregrine waiting for him in front of the lift, watching McLeod disappear into the crowd.
Fiction book (1991) -
I took the lift to the top floor of the building to enjoy the view.
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine that carries people and things up and down between floors
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3.4
An elevator that staff use to move things like large boxes between floors
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3.4
A large lift that moves goods like boxes or pallets between floors
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7.7
A small lift that carries food or goods between floors
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3.4
A moving cable with chairs that carries people up a mountain
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2.7
A cabin carried by cables between towers to move people up a mountain or across a valley
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2.7
A machine with seats on a moving cable that carries skiers up a slope
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3.7
An elevator that goes directly to higher floors without stopping
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5.4
A ski lift with a moving rope that skiers hold onto to be pulled uphill
A lift that moves up a slope to carry people or goods
A small lift that carries food between floors in a building
A moving bar on a slope that pulls people up while they keep their skis or snowboard on
A machine that pulls skiers up a slope while they stay on the ground
A machine with a moving rope that pulls skiers up a slope
A ski lift with a T-shaped bar that pulls skiers or snowboarders uphill as they hold it
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.4
Surgery that tightens the skin on the face and removes extra tissue to make someone look younger
A moving bar on a slope that pulls people up while they keep their skis or snowboard on
A ski lift with a T-shaped bar that pulls skiers or snowboarders uphill as they hold it
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Etymology
Lift as a noun for an elevator comes directly from the verb 'to lift' — a machine that lifts people between floors. That's why British English calls an elevator a lift.