Lift vs. Carry
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
Carryverb
(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
Carryverb
To transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
Carryverb
To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
Carryverb
To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.
Carryverb
(transitive) To stock or supply (something).
Carryverb
(transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over.
Carryverb
(transitive) To adopt or resolve upon, especially in a deliberative assembly
Carryverb
In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
Carryverb
(transitive) To have or maintain (something).
Carryverb
(intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.
Carryverb
To insult, to diss.
Carryverb
To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
Carryverb
To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
Carryverb
(transitive) To have on one's person.
Carryverb
To be pregnant (with).
Carryverb
To have propulsive power; to propel.
Carryverb
To hold the head; said of a horse.
Carryverb
(hunting) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
Carryverb
To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win.
Carryverb
(obsolete) To get possession of by force; to capture.
Carryverb
To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of; to show or exhibit; to imply.
Carryverb
(reflexive) To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
Carryverb
To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
Carryverb
(intransitive) To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
Carrynoun
A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
Carrynoun
A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
Carrynoun
(computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
Carrynoun
(finance) The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
Carrynoun
(golf) The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
Carrynoun
(finance) Carried interest.
Carrynoun
The sky; cloud-drift.
Carryverb
To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; - often with away or off.
Carryverb
To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place; to have upon or about one's person; to bear; as, to carry a wound; to carry an unborn child.
Carryverb
To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide.
Carryverb
To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in adding figures.
Carryverb
To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther.
Carryverb
To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election.
Carryverb
To get possession of by force; to capture.
Carryverb
To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of ; to show or exhibit; to imply.
Carryverb
To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; - with the reflexive pronouns.
Carryverb
To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance.
Carryverb
To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry.
Carryverb
To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar carries well.
Carryverb
To hold the head; - said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.
Carryverb
To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
Carrynoun
A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a portage.
Carrynoun
the act of carrying something
Carryverb
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body;
Carryverb
have with oneself; have on one's person;
Carryverb
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;
Carryverb
serve as a means for expressing something;
Carryverb
bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of;
Carryverb
support or hold in a certain manner;
Carryverb
contain or hold; have within;
Carryverb
extend to a certain degree;
Carryverb
continue or extend;
Carryverb
be necessarily associated with or result in or involve;
Carryverb
win in an election;
Carryverb
include, as on a list;
Carryverb
behave in a certain manner;
Carryverb
have on hand;
Carryverb
include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
Carryverb
propel,
Carryverb
pass on a communication;
Carryverb
have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence;
Carryverb
be conveyed over a certain distance;
Carryverb
keep up with financial support;
Carryverb
have or possess something abstract;
Carryverb
win approval or support for;
Carryverb
compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance;
Carryverb
take further or advance;
Carryverb
have on the surface or on the skin;
Carryverb
capture after a fight;
Carryverb
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
Carryverb
transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication;
Carryverb
pursue a line of scent or be a bearer;
Carryverb
bear (a crop);
Carryverb
propel or give impetus to;
Carryverb
drink alcohol without showing ill effects;
Carryverb
be able to feed;
Carryverb
have a certain range;
Carryverb
cover a certain distance or advance beyond;
Carryverb
secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions);
Carryverb
be successful in;
Carryverb
sing or play against other voices or parts;
Carryverb
be pregnant with;
