to raise or be raised (something or somebody) to a higher position
to raise (somebody or something) in rank, condition, intensity, etc
The news lifted their spirits
to pick (something or somebody) up in order to move them
to put an end to (a blockade or siege) by withdrawing the surrounding forces
to revoke or rescind (an order or measure)
to take up (e.g. a root crop) from the ground
to hit (a ball, shuttlecock, etc) into the air
informal to plagiarize (something)
informal to steal (something)
informal to arrest (somebody)
to ascend or rise
said of fog, mist, etc: to disperse upwards
liftable adj
lifter noun
[Middle English liften from Old Norse lypta]