uplift
noun/ˈʌplɪft/
/ˈʌplɪft/
[uncountable, singular]- the fact of something being raised or of something increasing
- an uplift in sales
- an uplift bra (= that raises the breasts)
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- a feeling of hope and happiness
- The news gave them a much needed uplift.
- (also upthrust)(geology) the process or result of land being moved to a higher level by movements inside the earth
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