• the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
• the event of something being raised upward
• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
• a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
• a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
• one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
• lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
• plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
• transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
• a ride in a car
• the act of raising something
verb
• raise from a lower to a higher position
• take hold of something and move it to a different location
• move upwards
• move upward
• make audible
• cancel officially
• make off with belongings of others
• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
• invigorate or heighten
• raise in rank or condition
• take off or away by decreasing
• rise up
• pay off (a mortgage)
• take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
• take illegally
• fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
• take (root crops) out of the ground
• call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
• plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
• a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
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