Phrase Hound found 101 phrases and 67 compound words that contain lift. The most common are listed below. Open lift in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 101
- lift upTo elevate to a higher position.
- lift-offAlternative form of liftoff: The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.
- face-liftAlternative form of facelift: Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
- boat liftA mechanism used for raising and lowering boats on a canal vertically from one water level to another, while keeping them afloat.
- ski liftA device that transports skiers up a mountain.
- lift the lid(chiefly UK, informal, figuratively) To reveal or expose something, especially information.
- lift a fingerTo make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.
- lift passA ticket conferring access to a ski lift, or all the ski lifts in a certain area.
- aerial liftA transport system that moves cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs above the ground by means of one or more cables strung between supporting towers.
- lift the barSynonym of raise the bar: To raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard.
- service lifta lift designed to carry heavy goods in a place of business
- ship liftA device consisting of a structural platform which can be used to launch ships by lowering them into the water, or to lift them into dry dock.
- butt liftA type of cosmetic surgery to increase the size of one's buttocks.
- chair liftAlternative form of chairlift: A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.
- heavy liftThe handling and installation (on means of freight transport) of heavy items that are indivisible.
- lift girla female lift (elevator) operator.
- lift schemeA carpool; an arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car.
- surface liftA kind of cable transport for snowsports in which the skier or snowboarder remains on the ground while being pulled uphill.
- gum liftA gingivectomy performed for the aesthetic purpose of raising or shaping the gum line.
- scissor liftA platform that can be raised using a hydraulic pantograph.
- topping liftA line used to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.
- lift and separateA cryptic crossword device where several indicators and wordplay elements are combined into a coherent misleading phrase.
- Brazilian butt liftA type of cosmetic surgery in which adipose tissue is harvested (liposuctioned) from the abdomen, flanks, or thighs of the patient, and injected into the buttocks or hips to improve shape and projection.
- race liftThe changing of the race of a character, protagonist, etc., in a work of art, literature, etc.
- bike liftA bicycle lift
Compound words 67
- forkliftA small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.
- faceliftPlastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
- upliftTo raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual, or emotional level.
- airliftThe transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
- deadliftA weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.
- liftgateA hydraulic or electric platform that installs onto the rear of a vehicle and which may be raised or lowered in the loading and unloading of heavy cargo.
- sealiftTo transport by sea.
- stairliftA motorized platform installed in a stairway, which traverses the stairs when activated and can be ridden by those for whom the stairs are a barrier.
- browliftA cosmetic surgery procedure used to elevate a drooping eyebrow that may obstruct vision and/or to remove the worry lines from the forehead.
- turboliftAn elevator on a spacecraft.