lift
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6.5
- noun
- /lɪft/
:
alza (para calzado)
- The athlete used a special shoe with a lift to compensate for his short leg.
If he is wearing lifts, why are you wearing lifts?
- If he is wearing lifts, why are you wearing lifts?
- He's he does like brand deals for the lift shoes.
Examples
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See, I'm wearing lifts.
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I'll wear lifts.
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"Put a lift in your shoes," said Roanoke.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm so tired of buying inserts and heel lifts to sort of make them fit.
Blog text (8) -
Physical therapy and the use of an orthotic (heel lift) can also be helpful.
Blog text (28) -
Their rented Morris Minor had started to smoke between Farrington and Kingsclere, and we gave them a lift into the village.
Fiction book (1998) -
He wore a lift in his shoe to look taller during the interview.
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To help him walk more comfortably, she added a lift to his boot.
Synonyms
Something placed in shoes or clothes to make someone look taller
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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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lift for a shoe insert comes from the idea of 'raising' the foot inside the shoe, so a lift makes the wearer a little taller. That's why a lift is a small raise inside a shoe.