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lift v. 1 raise, elevate; hoist, heave (up): She lifted her eyes to
the heavens. The pallbearers lifted the coffin to their
shoulders. 2 Often, lift up. exalt, raise, elevate, uplift,
boost, upgrade, promote, advance; improve, ameliorate, better,
dignify, enhance, ennoble, enshrine, deify, immortalize: His
unusual talents lifted him up from the ranks of ordinary
mortals. 3 discontinue, end, terminate, stop: The siege was
lifted after six months. 4 withdraw, cancel, confiscate, take
away, rescind, void, annul: They charged him with driving while
intoxicated and lifted his licence. 5 rise, disappear,
dissipate, vanish: When the fog lifted, I saw that we were
about to run aground. 6 steal, appropriate, pilfer, pocket,
thieve, take, purloin; plagiarize, copy, Colloq pinch, crib,
liberate, Slang Brit nick, Old-fashioned half-inch: He went
into the supermarket and lifted a bottle of scotch. This passage
was lifted from my book in its entirety.
--n. 7 ride: She looked tired so I gave her a lift home. 8 US
and Canadian elevator: Take the lift to the tenth floor. 9
encouragement, boost, stimulus, inducement, inspiration,
reassurance, cheering up, Colloq shot in the arm: Winning first
prize has given Susan the lift she needed to continue with her
writing.
light° n. 1 illumination, brightness, daylight, lamplight,
candlelight, firelight, gaslight, torchlight, starlight,
moonlight, sunlight; gegenschein, counterglow: There is just
enough light for me to read the label. 2 lamp, light-bulb,
torch, beacon, lantern, candle, flare, headlight or headlamp,
street-light or street lamp, US and Canadian flashlight: I saw
a light in the distance. Someone turned off the lights. 3
radiance, radiation, luminescence, glare, gleam, glow,
reflection, luminosity, shine, sparkle, scintillation,
incandescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence: The light of the
full moon shone through the window. 4 daybreak, dawn, sunrise,
US sun-up: We leave at first light. 5 clarification,
enlightenment, insight, understanding, elucidation,
simplification, explanation: After an hour's talk with his
lawyer, he finally saw the light and confessed. Can you shed a
little light on this problem, Robyn? 6 window, window-pane: The
west wall has three windows of six lights each. 7 match,