- (British English) (North American English elevator)[countable] a machine that carries people or goods up and down to different levels in a building or a mine
- It's on the sixth floor—let's take the lift.
- We got the lift to the tenth floor.
- in a lift I went down in the lift and made my way to reception.
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsa2- She got into the lift and pressed the button for the fourth floor.
- They spotted him coming out of the lift.
- The hotel has a private lift linking it to the beach.
- The lift serves the top four floors of the building.
- We took the lift down to the ground floor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ski
- chair
- gondola
- …
- take
- operate
- car
- operator
- pass
- …
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- (North American English also ride)[countable] a free ride in a car, etc. to a place you want to get to
- I'm going your way—do you want a lift?
- I got a lift from a friend.
- lift + adv./prep. I'll give you a lift to the station.
- Could I have a lift into town?
- They offered me a lift home.
- She hitched a lift on a truck.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryb1- We stood by the roadside and thumbed a lift.
- Could you give me a lift to the station?
- His car broke down and he hitched a lift into town.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- free
- ask for
- hitch
- thumb
- …
- a lift back
- a lift home
- [singular] a feeling of being happier or more confident than before synonym boost
- Passing the exam gave him a real lift.
- Winning the semi-final gave the team a huge lift.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- give somebody
- get
- [singular] a movement in which something rises or is lifted up
- the puzzled lift of his eyebrows
- He looked at me with a quizzical lift of his eyebrows.
- an act of lifting somebody/something
- When lifting heavy objects, keep your back straight, bend at the knees and power the lift with your legs.
- [uncountable] the pressure of air moving upwards on an aircraft when flying compare drag
- an increase in price, level or amount
- The company has seen a 10 per cent lift in profits since the last financial year.
machine
free ride
happier feeling
rising movement
on aircraft
increase
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse lypta, of Germanic origin; related to loft.
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