If a government or organization lifts people or goods in or out of an area, it transports them there by aircraft, especially when there is a war. The army lifted people off rooftops where they had climbed to escape the flooding = fly
If fog, cloud, or mist lifts, it reduces, for example by moving upwards or by becoming less thick. The fog had lifted and revealed a warm, sunny day
If you lift your eyes or your head, you look up, for example when you have been reading and someone comes into the room. When he finished he lifted his eyes and looked out the window. = raise
The upward reaction of an aircraft to the flow of air air forced over the shape of the wing (airfoil) The front and rear wings of ground effect cars are shaped like inverted wings to create downforce or negative lift
the act of giving temporary assistance one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
A wind shift during which the wind enters the boat from further back It allows the helmsman to head up or alter course to windward, or the crew to ease the sheets
the lifting force on a flying object (in particular, a wing or an aircraft), due to its motion relative to the surrounding air Lift is one of the four forces sensed by an airplane, the others being drag, thrust and weight
(wind) The aerodynamic force that "pulls" the BLADEs of a windmill and causes them to rotate F - portance S - impulsion
If you lift something, you move it to another position, especially upwards. The Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superior She lifted the last of her drink to her lips. Lift up means the same as lift. She put her arms around him and lifted him up Curious shoppers lifted up their children to take a closer look at the parade