Phrase Hound found 51 phrases and 38 compound words that contain lifts. The most common are listed below. Open lifts in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 51
- boat liftsplural of boat lift: A mechanism used for raising and lowering boats on a canal vertically from one water level to another, while keeping them afloat.
- button liftsplural of button lift: Synonym of platter lift (“kind of ski lift”).
- chair liftsplural of chair lift: A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.
- heel liftsplural of heel lift: A wedge type shoe insert that affixes inside any footwear to make the user look taller, or to correct anatomical leg deficiencies.
- ship liftsplural of ship lift: A 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.
- shoe liftsplural of shoe lift: A wedge-shaped shoe insert that can be affixed inside any footwear to make the wearer look taller.
- ski liftsplural of ski lift: A device that transports skiers up a mountain.
- surface liftsplural of surface lift: A kind of cable transport for snowsports in which the skier or snowboarder remains on the ground while being pulled uphill.
- wheelchair liftsplural of wheelchair lift: A machine, typically consisting of a mobile platform, used to transport a wheelchair or other mobility device, up or down stairs or across some other barrier to wheeled vehicles.
- lifts the barthird-person singular simple present indicative of lift the bar: To raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard.
- lifts the lidthird-person singular simple present indicative of lift the lid: (chiefly UK, informal, figuratively) To reveal or expose something, especially information.
- stair liftsplural of stair lift: A 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.
- platter liftsplural of platter lift: A kind of mechanized ski lift having a segment that the skier/snowboarder straddles in order to ride up the slope.
- a rising tide lifts all boatsA truly good outcome benefits all.
- Poma liftsplural of Poma lift: Synonym of platter lift (“kind of ski lift”).
- counterpoise-liftsplural of counterpoise-lift: A device used since ancient times in the Middle East to raise water from a well or other low point, consisting of a pivoted rod with a bucket on one end and a counterweight on the other.
- aerial liftsplural of aerial lift: A transport system that moves cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs above the ground by means of one or more cables strung between supporting towers.
- bike liftsplural of bike lift: A bicycle lift
- cliff liftsplural of cliff lift: A funicular that runs between the top and the bottom of a cliff, usually at a seaside location.
- code-liftsthird-person singular simple present indicative of code-lift: To copy an entire function without understanding it to use outside a secured system
- eye liftsplural of eye lift: A blepharoplasty performed for cosmetic reasons.
- face liftsplural of face lift: Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
- faith-liftsplural of faith-lift: An act or instance of strengthening one's faith.
- gum liftsplural of gum lift: A gingivectomy performed for the aesthetic purpose of raising or shaping the gum line.
- lifts downthird-person singular simple present indicative of lift down: To reach up and carry (something) down from a higher position.
Compound words 38
- forkliftsplural of forklift: A 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.
- faceliftsplural of facelift: Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
- stairliftsplural of stairlift: A 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.
- deadliftsplural of deadlift: A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.
- chairliftsplural of chairlift: A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.
- liftshaftThe vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
- airliftsplural of airlift: The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
- babyliftsplural of babylift: The evacuation of foreign children from abroad into a country for adoption.
- backliftsplural of backlift: The lifting of the bat in preparation for hitting the ball.
- boatliftsplural of boatlift: The (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or amount of goods by boat, especially an exodus of people.