sollevare — meaning in English

English meaning

• heft noun How heavy something feels when you hold it.
• hoist verb To raise or lift something up, often using ropes, pulleys, or machinery.
• raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
• rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.

Senses

sollevare is used for these senses in English:

• bring up Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring,‎ up: To bring from a lower to a higher position.
• heft To lift or lift up (something, especially a heavy object).
• hoist (transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
• hold up (transitive) To support or lift.
• jack up To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.
• pick up (transitive) To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.
• rear (transitive, literary) To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
• stand up (transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up.

heft — full definition

1. noun How heavy something feels when you hold it.
2. noun The physical weight that an object has because of gravity.
3. noun The serious or weighty nature of something.
4. noun The level of importance or influence something carries.

hoist — full definition

1. verb To raise or lift something up, often using ropes, pulleys, or machinery.
2. verb Informal: to steal.
3. noun A device used for lifting heavy loads.

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