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to lift

to lift

1 7.6
To have surgery on the face to reduce signs of aging
  • verb
  • /lɪft/
  • Specialized
: hacer un lifting
  • In her thirties, she decided to lift her face to maintain a youthful appearance.
  • lift the face
  • lift the brows
  • lift sagging skin

Examples

  • This will totally lift that face and give you that Bratz pulled up look.

  • The surgeon explained the steps involved in how to lift the skin during the procedure.

  • You kind of just lift the skin and lay this down.

  • So this is kind of going to help lift my eye.

  • I like to like lift the eye and keep it really straight and stretched out and then let it spring back.

  • I do want to lift this right here, so I'm going to lift corners of the mouth right on the side of the eye.

  • She had her face lifted.

    The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

  • I like to contour a little bit and then I'm going to add a little bit here to lift the eyes and a little bit under here.

  • After years of sun exposure, he chose to lift his facial skin to reduce wrinkles.

Synonyms

to face-lift
vsto lift
4 6.1

To make someone's face look younger by surgery

focuses on reducing visible signs of aging rather than general improvement

Antonyms

to age
169 1.0

To become or make something older

Idioms

to lift a finger
  • Informal
19 5.1

To make no effort to help

to lift someone's spirits
17 3.9

To make someone feel happier when they are sad

to lift the veil
2 7.1

To reveal information that was previously hidden

to lift one's spirits
3.9

To make someone feel happier

Phrasal Verbs

to lift up
111 1.1

To raise someone or something to a higher place

to lift up
22 3.7

To make someone feel happier and more hopeful

to lift off
20 3.9

To rise into the air from the ground like a plane or rocket

to lift out
16 2.7

To take something out by picking it up, often carefully or with a tool

to lift weights
12 2.9

Raise heavy objects to make your muscles stronger

to lift one's game
  • Informal
6.1

Try to do better to meet higher standards

Compounds

face lift
  • Specialized
15 4.4

Surgery that tightens the skin on the face and removes extra tissue to make someone look younger

face-lift
12 4.0

A small change to the look of something to make it more modern or attractive

face lift
5 3.8

A cosmetic update to a building or place that makes it look newer

ski lift
  • UK
4 2.7

A machine with seats on a moving cable that carries skiers up a slope

chair lift
  • UK
3 3.4

Seats hanging from a moving overhead cable that carry people up a mountain

heavy lift
  • US
3 6.8

A difficult task that needs a lot of effort

lift bridge
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A bridge with a section that rises so ships can pass under it

lift capacity
  • Specialized
1 4.5

The most weight that a crane can raise safely

aerodynamic lift
  • Specialized
1 5.8

An upward force from moving air that holds a wing up

lift pump
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A machine that moves water from a lower place to a higher place

surface lift
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A machine that pulls skiers up a slope while they stay on the ground

T-bar lift
1 5.1

A ski lift with a T-shaped bar that pulls skiers or snowboarders uphill as they hold it

Alpine lift
1 5.5

A moving bar on a slope that pulls people up while they keep their skis or snowboard on

top lift
  • Specialized
8.9

The bottom part of a shoe heel that often wears away and needs replacing

How Invasive

to operate
128 4.5
to lift
  • Specialized
1 7.6
to inject
210 4.4
to tighten
157 1.5

Surface Forms

lift infinitive
lifted past
lifted past participle
lifting present participle
lifts third person singular

Etymology

Lift for cosmetic work uses the simple meaning 'raise' — a face lift literally aims to 'raise' and tighten the skin. That's why a lift changes the face to look younger.