lifts

noun

1
An act of lifting or raising.
2
The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.
“He gave me a lift to the bus station.”
3
Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.
“Take the lift to the fourth floor.”
4
An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.
5
(measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
6
A thief.
7
The lifting of a dance partner into the air.
8
Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
9
An improvement in mood.
10
The amount or weight to be lifted.
“What's the maximum lift of this crane?”
11
The space or distance through which anything is lifted.
12
A rise; a degree of elevation.
“the lift of a lock in canals”
13
A liftgate.
14
A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
15
One of the steps of a cone pulley.
16
(shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.
17
That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.

1
To raise or rise.
“The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.”
2
To steal.
3
To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
4
To arrest (a person).
5
To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
6
To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
7
To cause to move upwards.
8
To lift weights; to weight-lift.
“She lifts twice a week at the gym.”
9
To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
10
To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
11
To bear; to support.
12
To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
13
To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
14
To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.