Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of raising or rising.
- n. A lift; aid; assistance.
- n. An attempt; a tentative attack.
Wiktionary
- n. Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
- n. Plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance; facelift.
- v. present participle of lift.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Used in, or for, or by, lifting.
Examples
“The Rowntree Foundation has made it abundantly clear that the 'lifting' is not enough, and also that it has stalled.”
“Olympic lifting is NOT on my list of favorite things to do but it's all part of trying something new.”
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“The real snag in lifting bodies as spacecraft is abort during boost and the dynamics involved and the question as to if or not that problem can be solved and what the cost will be.”
“I'll pay it gladly," Davis said, again lifting the iron bar.”
“I also lift weights, though I have been really bad about it lately, because it's difficult to work in lifting around climbing (both are extreme strength-training exercise, and both require recovery days, and I love climbing more than I ever loved lifting.) and I used to drill-kickbox and loved it, but I just don't have time for a martial art now.”
“Beauty made a small noise, chin lifting, and Tristan jerked back as he felt stubble scrape against his jaw.”
“For two, I believe American prosperity serves to promote America's governance and market politics, which I believe are superior in lifting all boats.”
A Childish Question About Immigration, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Steeling his resolve, he steps into her path, his chin lifting a little so the light behind her will illuminate his face.”
“But that heavy lifting is worth it, as freedom is truly served by helping our children spend at least a portion of their school days actually thinking.”
The Huffington Post: Eric Maisel, Ph.D.: Do Schools Allow Thinking?
“As a rural rep, might we see good, effective legislation on getting the rural poor internet technology, often seen as an important stepping stone in lifting them out of poverty?”
Matthew Yglesias » Quiet Revolution on House Energy and Commerce
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lifting’.
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EN - pseudo-English words
English words used by foreigners in a different sense than they would be used by native speakers + madeupical "English" words that sound English but are not recognized as such by native speakers of...
abseiling, advertising, agroboy, airco, air-condition, relooker, apart, autogrill, autostop, babykiller, baby-foot, babylift and 263 more...
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TRAN - automobile technology advancem...
ACC, ATC, ATV, ABS, BTL, CTL, CAI, EMS, GTL, HUD, GNSS, IMU and 175 more...
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Tunie: French Perfume
By Great Big Sea on their CD "Sea of No Cares," 2002.
It's of a bold young smuggler
From Fortune he did sail
He rode the waves from St. Pierre
And he never saw the jailfoggy, cold, fire, lit up, sky, clicks, fifty, rocks, choir, banshee, angry, lifting and 35 more...
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Prosie: William Faulkner's Nobel Priz...
December 10, 1950
One of my all-time favorite pieces of prose.
I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work--a life's work in the agony and sweat of ...pillars, voice, lifting, privilege, duty, sacrifice, soul, inexhaustible, immortal, prevail, refuse, tideless and 28 more...
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workout jargon
workout, lifting, physique, cardiovascular ex..., warm up, cool down, stretching, anaerobic exercise, strength training, tabata, deadlift, squat and 17 more...
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