Left vs. Lift

Leftadjective

The opposite of right; toward the west when one is facing north.

Leftadjective

(politics) Pertaining to the political left.

Leftadverb

On the left side.

Leftadverb

Towards the left side.

Leftnoun

The left side or direction.

Leftnoun

(politics) The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group.

Leftnoun

(boxing) A punch delivered with the left fist.

Leftverb

simple past tense and past participle of leave.

Leftverb

permitted, allowed to proceed.

Left

of Leave.

Leftadjective

Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side; - opposed to right, when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding side of the lower animals.

Leftadjective

Situated so that the left side of the body is toward it; as, the left side of a deliberative meeting is that to the left of the presiding officer; the left wing of an army is that to the left of the center to one facing an enemy.

Leftnoun

That part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned; as, the house is on the left when you face North.

Leftnoun

Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and extreme radicals. They have their seats at the left-hand side of the presiding officer. See Center, and Right.

Leftnoun

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east;

Leftnoun

those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

Leftnoun

the hand that is on the left side of the body;

Leftnoun

the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

Leftnoun

a turn to the left;

Leftadjective

being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north;

Leftadjective

not used up;

Leftadjective

intended for the left hand;

Leftadjective

of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

Leftadverb

toward or on the left; also used figuratively;

Liftverb

(ambitransitive) To raise or rise.

Liftverb

To steal.

Liftverb

(transitive) To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).

Liftverb

(transitive) To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)

Liftverb

(transitive) to cause to move upwards.

Liftverb

To lift weights; to weight-lift.

Liftverb

To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

Liftverb

To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.

Liftverb

(obsolete) To bear; to support.

Liftverb

To collect, as moneys due; to raise.

Liftverb

To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.

Liftverb

(finance) To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.

Liftnoun

An act of lifting or raising.

Liftnoun

The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.

Liftnoun

Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.

Liftnoun

An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.

Liftnoun

(measurement) the difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.

Liftnoun

A thief.

Liftnoun

(dance) The lifting of a dance partner into the air.

Liftnoun

Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.

Liftnoun

An improvement in mood.

Liftnoun

The space or distance through which anything is lifted.

Liftnoun

A rise; a degree of elevation.

Liftnoun

A lift gate.

Liftnoun

(nautical) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.

Liftnoun

(engineering) One of the steps of a cone pulley.

Liftnoun

(horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.

Liftnoun

Air.

Liftnoun

The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.

Liftnoun

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

Liftnoun

Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted.

Liftnoun

The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift.

Liftnoun

Help; assistance, as by lifting.

Liftnoun

That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifted

Liftnoun

A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals.

Liftnoun

A lift gate. See Lift gate, below.

Liftnoun

A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; - used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.

Liftnoun

One of the steps of a cone pulley.

Liftnoun

A layer of leather in the heel.

Liftnoun

That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.

Liftnoun

A brightening of the spirits; encouragement; as, the campaign workers got a lift from the President's endorsement.

Liftverb

To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support or holding in the higher place; - said of material things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair or a burden.

Liftverb

To raise, elevate, exalt, improve, in rank, condition, estimation, character, etc.; - often with up.

Liftverb

To bear; to support.

Liftverb

To collect, as moneys due; to raise.

Liftverb

To steal; to carry off by theft (esp. cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle.

Liftverb

To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

Liftverb

To rise; to become or appear raised or elevated; as, the fog lifts; the land lifts to a ship approaching it.

Liftverb

To steal; also, to live by theft.

Liftnoun

the act of giving temporary assistance

Liftnoun

the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

Liftnoun

the event of something being raised upward;

Liftnoun

a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

Liftnoun

a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

Liftnoun

a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

Liftnoun

one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

Liftnoun

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

Liftnoun

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;

Liftnoun

transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

Liftnoun

a ride in a car;

Liftnoun

the act of raising something;

Liftverb

raise from a lower to a higher position;

Liftverb

take hold of something and move it to a different location;

Liftverb

move upwards;

Liftverb

move upward;

Liftverb

make audible;

Liftverb

annul by recalling or rescinding;

Liftverb

make off with belongings of others

Liftverb

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help;

Liftverb

invigorate or heighten;

Liftverb

raise in rank or condition;

Liftverb

take off or away by decreasing;

Liftverb

rise up;

Liftverb

pay off (a mortgage)

Liftverb

take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

Liftverb

take illegally;

Liftverb

fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means;

Liftverb

take (root crops) out of the ground;

Liftverb

call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

Liftverb

rise upward, as from pressure or moisture;

Liftverb

put an end to;

Liftverb

remove (hair) by scalping

Liftverb

remove from a seedbed or from a nursery;

Liftverb

remove from a surface;

Liftverb

perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face