nostin — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
nostin is used for these senses in English:
- halyard (nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.
- lift (UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic, _, elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.
- lifter Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
- tappet A lever or projection which is moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, in order to produce change or regulate motion.
lift — full definition
- verb To raise something to a higher position.
- verb To remove or cancel a restriction, ban, or rule.
- verb To steal something, especially casually or without much effort.
- noun British English word for an elevator: a device for carrying people or goods between floors.
- noun A free ride in someone else's vehicle.
lifter — full definition
- noun Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
- noun A weightlifter.
- noun A delivery that bounces well off the pitch.
- noun An ionocraft.