To raise or rise.
The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.
To steal.
To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
To arrest (a person).
To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
To cause to move upwards.
To lift weights; to weight-lift.
She lifts twice a week at the gym.
To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
To bear; to support.
To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.
The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation
Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted
Plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance
Theft.
A certain operation on a measure space; see lifting theory.