liftUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪft/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɪft/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lift)
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lift
- elevator ‘lift’ In British English, a lift is a device that moves up and down inside a tall building and carries people from one floor to another. I took the lift to the eighth floor. ‘elevator’ In American English, a device like this is called an elevator. 'lift' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "lift" in the title: ... that would be a lift from where we are. - English Only forum
......They were chained up, but the thieves lift the whole thing into a van and drive off. - English Only forum (the) lift-off - English Only forum a hundred thousand kilometres of off-key lift music - English Only forum A lift for/on - English Only forum a lift to Edinburgh from/in/by a passing car - English Only forum a man’s lift for millennia - English Only forum a night-time ship, the lift of the deck, the slow cant and bumble - English Only forum a swift lift/lifting of US sanctions - English Only forum all-round, top the league, lift a finger .... - English Only forum allowing <them to be lifted> <people to lift them> - English Only forum an easy lift - English Only forum annul and lift - English Only forum Arise/lift/build up a wall - English Only forum as easy as lift my hand - English Only forum At arms length, lift ... - English Only forum Barack Obama, bro do you even lift - English Only forum Boost vs heighten vs lift - English Only forum bras lift up - English Only forum But there is a realistic possibility of a new era of innovation that could lift living... - English Only forum by lift, in/on the lift? - English Only forum called to lift the limit values - English Only forum Can you fix a lift when it's broken? - English Only forum Can you lift this bag? - With ease. - English Only forum carry a bag vs. lift a bag - English Only forum Cherry picker / boom lift - English Only forum crawl back into the woodwork, or lift up his stone again - English Only forum design of / for a power supply of / for the lift - English Only forum disembark from the chair/get off the chair (using a ski lift) - English Only forum do you need a lift after this? - English Only forum more...
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