lift — meaning in English

English meaning

• lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
• ride verb To travel while sitting on and controlling a horse, bike, or similar vehicle.

Senses

lift is used for these senses in English:

• lift (UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic, _, elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.
• ride A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.

lift — full definition

1. verb To raise something to a higher position.
2. verb To remove or cancel a restriction, ban, or rule.
3. verb To steal something, especially casually or without much effort.
4. noun British English word for an elevator: a device for carrying people or goods between floors.
5. noun A free ride in someone else's vehicle.

ride — full definition

1. verb To travel while sitting on and controlling a horse, bike, or similar vehicle.
2. verb To travel as a passenger in a vehicle.
3. verb To take advantage of or coast along on a situation, trend, or momentum.
4. verb Informal: to nag, criticize, or pressure someone persistently.

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