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lift

/lɪft/
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."

Synonymselevator, ride, uplift
verb

  1. To raise or rise.

    "The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear."

  2. To steal.

  3. To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.

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