Phrase Hound found 38 phrases and 19 compound words that contain lifting. The most common are listed below. Open lifting in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 38
- heavy liftingThe most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration.
- weight liftingAlternative form of weightlifting: A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
- lifting the lidpresent participle and gerund of lift the lid
- lifting the exponentA lemma used to calculate the p-adic order of differences and sums of perfect powers.
- lifting the barpresent participle and gerund of lift the bar
- lifting bridgeA type of movable bridge over a body of water with one or two spans that can be raised to allow the passage of water traffic whenever necessary; the lifting movement may be either hinged or elevating.
- lifting gasA gas, such as helium or hydrogen, that is used to produce buoyancy for e.g. balloons or airships.
- lifting bossA protrusion intentionally left on stones by masons to facilitate the movement of blocks with ropes and levers, and sometimes kept as a stylistic element.
- shop-liftingpresent participle and gerund of shop-lift
- star liftingA hypothetical process wherein a portion of a star's mass is removed, generally to serve as an energy source.
- commutant lifting theoremA theorem in operator theory, stating that, if T is a contraction on a Hilbert space H, and U is its minimal unitary dilation acting on some Hilbert space K, and R is an operator on H commuting with T, then there is an operator S on K …
- lifting shopA workshop where vehicles are lifted off their bogies for maintenance work to be carried out.
- lifting spanA span of a bridge that can be raised to allow boats and ships through; these can have different forms.
- car-liftinggrand theft auto; stealing a car
- code-liftingpresent participle and gerund of code-lift
- lifting agentThe substance that creates the buoyancy of a balloon or other airship; normally hydrogen, helium or hot air.
- lifting agentsplural of lifting agent: The substance that creates the buoyancy of a balloon or other airship; normally hydrogen, helium or hot air.
- lifting bridgesPlural of lifting bridge: A type of movable bridge over a body of water with one or two spans that can be raised to allow the passage of water traffic whenever necessary; the lifting movement may be either hinged or elevating.
- lifting downpresent participle and gerund of lift down
- lifting offpresent participle and gerund of lift off
- lifting shopsplural of lifting shop: A workshop where vehicles are lifted off their bogies for maintenance work to be carried out.
- lifting uppresent participle and gerund of lift up
- race liftingpresent participle and gerund of race lift
- lifting gasesplural of lifting gas: A gas, such as helium or hydrogen, that is used to produce buoyancy for e.g. balloons or airships.
- ego liftingThe act of lifting more than one can fully handle, often in an attempt to show off.
Compound words 19
- weightliftingA form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
- powerliftingA strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. The maximum weight lifted in each event is totalled for a final score.
- unliftingThat does not lift or abate.
- sliftingThe preposing of an embedded clause containing reported speech or beliefs.
- trackliftingThe process of removal of railway track, in particular from a railway line permanently closed to traffic.
- liftinglySo as to lift or elevate.
- paraliftingAn adaptation of the sport of weightlifting for athletes with a physical disability.
- shirtliftingOf a man: effeminately homosexual.
- shopliftingThe action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.
- airliftingpresent participle and gerund of airlift