verb
She lifted her eyes to the heavens. The pallbearers lifted the coffin to their shoulders
His unusual talents lifted him up from the ranks of ordinary mortals
The siege was lifted after six months
They charged him with driving while intoxicated and lifted his licence
When the fog lifted, I saw that we were about to run aground
He went into the supermarket and lifted a bottle of scotch. This passage was lifted from my book in its entirety
noun
She looked tired so I gave her a lift home
Take the lift to the tenth floor
Winning first prize has given Susan the lift she needed to continue with her writing
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