How To Use Lift In A Sentence

Begin by tightening your buttocks and lifting your hips off the floor.
You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.
Here we did everything but lift up the old-fashioned coal-burning Aga cooker, which must have weighed a couple of tons at least. A CONVICTION OF GUILT
The formation of coral terraces is interpreted as the product of approximately uniform long-term uplift superimposed on eustatic changes in sea level.
Lift your feet a few inches off the floor and slowly rock backwards and forwards. Healthy By Nature

Other procedures available are otoplasty (ear correction), rhinoplasty, liposculpture, penile enhancement and face, neck and brow lifts to name but a few.
To reduce the wing trim drag, the fuselage was fitted with lateral surfaces called chines, which actually converted the forward fuselage into a fixed canard which developed lift.
It found itself subjected to harsh rain it was ill equipped for, dissolving the sandstone facades of it's buildings slowly, even as the people chose not to lift their eyes and notice it.
He had me by the arm and lifted me, forcibly, to my feet.
On the seventh floor there is a big tea room where you can watch television and get a coffee while you wait for us to finish with Jason so you can give him a lift home.
The boracic powder was lifted in my absence from the _Pharmacie_ to try and get the first glimmerings of a slide on that sticky creosoted floor. Fanny Goes to War
They were offered a lift by some people who said they'd take them to a party. The Sun
She lifted her veil with both hands.
The tapu (sacredness) must be lifted from the manuhiri (visitors) before one can enter.
Yes, it means a re-think of the way we give, but it promises to truly lift up lives in these hard times and bring us back to the true definition of the word 'philanthropy,' which literally means "the love of humanity. Melanie Lundquist: Time to Change the Way We Give
But, as soon as that box landed, as soon as he delved in and lifted out his brassie and his spoon and his cleek, Reid did not have a single complaint in the whole wide world.
To determine the exact width and thickness of the pieces you'll need, lift up a heat register or threshold and measure the exposed ends of the floorboards.
Price as tested is $44,600, including $8,525 in options Deep Sea Blue pearlescent paint, eight-speed Audi Tiptronic transmission, high-intensity discharge headlamps, power liftgate and onboard navigation with backup camera and an $875 destination charge. 2011 Audi Q5 2.0 T Quattro
We adopt special lift technology; choose import bearing to entitle products with legerity and agility.
The initial lift of the bar targets the lower back and thickens the erectors, the middle part of the lift widens the barn-door lats, and the squeeze and lockout at the top emphasize the upper back.
She felt a burden lifting off her shoulders and smiled at the carefree feeling that permeated her senses.
Capital controls would be lifted, at which point the currency would devalue further. Times, Sunday Times
His critics like to joke that at 67, he still wears lifts in his shoes.
Stooping, I lifted the belt, ornamental silver medallions that tinkled faintly together like coins of small denominations. I'LL TAKE YOU THERE
Some great new players and the captainship of Catty lifting the team no end, thank heavens. RIP Fatboy, Blogger TV & stuff
Most everybody puts a plastic bag in the bathroom basket as a liner, so emptying is just a matter of lifting out the plastic bag and tying it up. Bugs and Wastebasket W.C.
Reporting restrictions on the trial have been lifted .
John lifted his eyes from his book.
A reaction induced on the laboratory bench may, like yeast in inert dough, leaven the whole of mankind, lightening and lifting it to heights undreamed of by its ancestors. The Contribution of Creative Chemistry to the Humanities
Vertical circulation is primarily via lifts just inboard from these stairs, in a bull-nosed service tower sheathed in stainless steel.
As it stood there, lifting its proud roofs and gables to the sky, it might have been its own funeral monument.
NASA officials say they don't think a piece of tile that hit Discovery's belly during liftoff is a serious matter.
The film has a very gritty, realistic feel, again lifting it above being a merely stereotypical genre exercise.
Can I cadge a lift home?
He said he was jailed in January for shoplifting offences and stayed off drugs when he was released.
Lift the fish and carefully place it on a large board, flat side uppermost.
With a quick catch and lift, he passed Michael up and into unseen hands outstretched from the iron wall of the ship, and paddled ahead to an open cargo port. CHAPTER 2
Catherine Street were largely ignoring shoplifting and simply passing its cost on to their customers.
The flames still lifted from the hippies "log fire, but they were asleep in their shanties and lean-to huts. RUSHING TO PARADISE
The station will see an upgrade, with more parking spaces, escalators, more lifts, a new travel centre and new lounges.
And it adds piquancy to the tale that many of these changes appear to be lifted straight out of her own book of cultural reform.
He said: ‘The starboard sponson had lifted a foot out of the water and the craft was rolling heavily.’
Consumers remain hunkered down, and the Federal Reserve is nearly tapped out in providing monetary stimulus, so it can't replicate the sharp cuts in interest rates that gave the economy a big lift in the 1980s. Lessons of Reagan's Rebound
The paper introduced the structural features, work principles, key parameters and their determination of a new type of lifting table applied to large-medium-sized mill.
The move will help to lift a cloud of uncertainty over the industry. Times, Sunday Times
MONTGOMERY: A group of crooks in Montgomery stole a forklift, used it to steal an ATM from a bank, and a surveillance camera caught the whole thing! News for NBC13.com
As the two little craft pulled through the Gap, Guardian received a salute of raised paddles from the canoe, the tender lifting its oars on the gunwales for one stroke before resuming its rhythm.
You'll need your lift pass for the ski lifts.
Don't kick the cat out like that, it's cruel; lift it out gently.
Then she lifted her body, piteously, the sweet, rounded centralities of her, to me. Guardsman Of Gor
While no one disputes Ahola's ability to lift 900 pounds, some have found his performance refreshingly unpracticed, others off-puttingly amateurish.
Probably one of those weightlifters from back stateside, he thought.
By the time the sloop's deck was perpendicular, we had unbent the boom-lift from below, made it fast to the wharf, and, with the other end fast nearly to the mast-head, heaved it taut with block and tackle. SMALL-BOAT SAILING
Charlie tried to lift her head to look at the house but the wind was blowing too hard for her to do so.
‘Both these shops have given the area a lift and made it worth visiting by retaining and just maintaining original shopfronts,’ the society said.
She must avert her gaze from him for a moment or the tides that he was lashing about her would lift and carry her on their outsweep. A Pagan of the Hills
The song, printed below, which had its first airing on BBC Radio Swindon, is a blend of guitar and keyboard work with some uplifting words of encouragement for the boys.
One of the city's oldest pools, the Yeoville swimming pool, has received a sparkling, multi-toned blue mosaic facelift.
Or, the lift wreckage would become mangled inside the tubing, preventing any further use of that tube.
The autumn birds were singing; the autumn flowers were blooming; yellow golden rod and scarlet sumach glowed in the corners of the fences; locusts chirped in treetops; grasshoppers stridulated in the meadows, one or two of them making more noise than a whole drove of cattle lying peacefully chewing their cud beneath an umbrageous elm and lifting up their great, tranquil, blinking eyes to the morning sun. The Redemption of David Corson
A helicopter airlifted him back to his mother. Times, Sunday Times
It's on the fourth floor of a new development (with swanky security gates and a lift!) and from the window you can see right across London to the post office tower.
Lift weights with your brain, Harry, and it will bloom into something worthy of Mr. Atlas himself. A FEW SHORT NOTES ON TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES
The trashcan is wheeled, so the whole can be lifted and rolled, though it would require some effort.
The boy entering the room about that time lifted such a protest that a "Vergil" and a "Cicero" were recovered from the flames, but the other books, including some good original manuscript, went up in smoke. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers
Another source of energy that is needed in medium - and large-scale plants is diesel fuel required for operating forklifts which is estimated at one litre per ton of final product. Chapter 10
You prayed to the devil in Serpentine avenue that the fubsy widow in front might lift her clothes still more from the wet street.
A veil of acknowledgment swept across her face as she slowly lifted her eyes and shifted her expression to see me.
Like a diner spearing a morsel of food with the tine of a fork, researchers have used the tip of a microscopic needle to lift a single atom from a surface and then replace it.
He lifted the cup for the fifth time this year .
Nao no kitteh but haz border colly, 2 big 2 lift 2 seeling, sew whee send hur 2 chais da ebil skwerls orf da burds fooders. Spider cat, Spider cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
The exciting discovery was apparently made when researchers were forced to break open the leg bone of a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil to lift it by helicopter.
They were anything but friendly off-camera, refusing even to take the same lift.
The event allowed us to gain feedback from spectators and weightlifters.
The fog lifted
No belief flowered in the grim Elasian face, but the agonizer's threatening touch lifted. Firestorm
The victory lifts him from 13th to ninth in the world. The Sun
I lift the telephone receiver. Times, Sunday Times
Mr Clarke said he walks to work when the weather is fine but in the winter he appreciates being able to call on a lift.
Fear not that the lift shall come to an end ,but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.——J.H.
He also knows that whoever lifts the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Bombay next month will know that they've been through a scrap to end all scraps.
Sadly though the intention had been to get to see the Crypt, where the Rakoff collection of comics is stored, both our minds let it slip till too late - but I did see the really cool old lifts with the doors you have to close manually and suchlike, plus having a nice lunch with companiable conversation. A day away at the V&A but not at play
Step 1: For starters, you will need a few common tools that are more than likely already sitting around the garage, such as a socket wrench set, a C-clamp, a flathead screwdriver, an Allen wrench set, and an ATV stand or lift. How to Replace the Brakes on a Utility ATV
The train station is underneath the terminal so you just descend to the platforms by escalators or lifts.
As the machine lifted, it caught the sun above the forest margins, and burnished the fair hair falling carelessly over her forehead. A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
When you disturbed them the seeds of rose-bay willow-herbs lifted like air bubbles into the beam of light.
Kicking off in 1944, the film opens with the type of prologue that could have been lifted straight from the Indiana Jones escapade, Raiders of the Lost Ark.
He tries to thumb a lift from cars as they approach from either direction. Somewhere East of Life
Also, the lift builds gradually and the weight of the aircraft shifts relatively slowly from the landing gear to the wing.
Planners had hoped to build the airship at the world's largest hangar, which was erected by the CargoLifter corporation 25 miles south of Berlin to house freight dirigibles.
Give your site a face-lift to improve navigation, usability and accessibility.
There was an item on Dustbury last week about refineries post-Katrina, linking to Hatless in Hattiesburg's suggestion to replace refineries which were destroyed or disabled by Katrina with new refineries on military bases slated for being "realigned," and to Engine of the Future's suggestion to lift for three years the EPA regulations requiring different fuel blends for different regions, so that gasoline can be shipped wherever it's needed, avoiding artificial shortages. Oily residue - BatesLine
David Bernstein: But let me add that by your reasoning, the fact that almost everyone thinks that shoplifting should be a crime, whereas almost everyone thinks that discrimination should be punished as a less serious civil matter, means that almost everyone thinks that shoplifting is more serious than discrimination, which by your lights means that everyone is a racist. The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge
And, like Rachel, our powerlifting E-4 at Hurlburt Field, as feminine as ever. SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1195
Amy lifted her arm to wave. "Goodbye," she called.
Here we discuss an accident that occurred in a warehouse due to the negligence of a forklift truck driver.
Frol has satisfied me plenty, but I confess that there be three or four skirts hereabout I would not mind lifting. La insistencia de Jürgen Fauth
An 'the ould mother fox she lifted the lid o' the pot, and the rashkill untied the bag, and hild it over the pot o 'bilin' wather, an 'shuk in the big, heavy shtone. Faith Gartney's Girlhood
Google Inc is lifting restrictions on the use of trademarked terms in its U.S. online advertising system, a move that could increase friction between the Internet giant and brand owners. P2pnet World Headlines – May 19, 2009
Paul pulled a muscle trying to lift the freezer.
Once flowering is over, lift and divide overgrown clumps of bearded irises. Times, Sunday Times
His life was for all, bringing everyone in his midst to purity, upliftment and divinity.
Any work done while suited up, such as lifting equipment, makes you sweat more.
Australia's shipping lines are lifting prices to get back in the black.
Rhinoplasty, tummy tucks, liposuction and eye lifts can provide a psychological boost and restore youthful confidence.
Eddie began to lift his top up, and examine his six pack, my eyes began to goggle.
A fitful breeze stirred the pale foliage over her head, now and then showering her with pink petals from the lingering blossoms; from beneath her rose the damp sweet fragrance of soft earth and green grass, nearby a meadow-lark sang plaintively; somewhere a robin called arrogantly to his mate in the nest; from the valley, stretching below the sloping orchard, a violet mist lifted. Red-Robin
It's a serious argument over whether to increase spending on public services or to lift people out of poverty.
He lifted me up on his back and gave me a piggyback ride downstairs.
We have lifted our speed up to maximum and then slowly ease it down. The Sun
Instead, all the clifty defiles of the ranges were filled with the roar of flames and the crackling of burning timbers as town after town was given to the firebrand, and the homeless, helpless Cherokees frantically fleeing to the densest coverts of the wilderness, -- that powerful truculent tribe! The Frontiersmen
When all the yarn has been entered into the dye-bath, the first stickful is lifted out, the yarn turned over and re-entered in the dye-liquor, this operation is carried out with all the sticks of yarn until the cotton has become dyed of the required depth. The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student
Do you want a lift or will you get there under your own steam?
Steel sections are being lifted by cranes to the top of the glass pyramid, where workers wearing safety harnesses bolt them together. The Sun
Similarly, some trainers like to follow a pyramid of lifts with a pump-up set.
I'm not trying that again… He lifted his heavy bulk from the watery depths and onto the grass.
Madrid beckons with bars, cafes, and bathhouses that cater to older guys; and in any Munich kneipe (traditional German bar) you'll see men of all ages lifting a stein.
The second crew lifted off on 28 July of the same year and remained on board for nearly 59 days.
I carefully lifted the tiny beaker to Ash's mouth and poured it in, then covering his mouth and nose, forcing him to halfheartedly swallow it.
This would mean that the districts would be more accessible and food supplies could reach them by road as well instead of having them airlifted which is more expensive. News
Irish exporters, shipping companies and road hauliers have campaigned for the height restriction to be lifted to accommodate all trucks entering the country through Dublin Port.
Lift the first gatefold up, the second gatefold down and the next gatefold sideways to the left.
On the first floor three two bedroom units will be built around a central stairwell and lift shaft.
In front the violin sang a strident tune, and the biniou snored and hummed, while the player capered solemnly, lifting high his heavy clogs. Tales of Unrest
Balloons, like airships, get their lift from a structure containing a gas that is less dense than the air surrounding the balloon.
Passing the exam gave me a real lift.
The conman also put in faulty lifts for others. The Sun
They had a go at trying to lift her up as painlessly as possible and failed miserably.
Art is long, but lift is short.
But this shock win gave City a huge lift in their quest to stave off relegation from the Championship. The Sun
When the Reserve Bank acted and lifted rates in March, consumer sentiment took a battering, falling 16.6 per cent.
Ready availability being the most precious of Prohibition virtues, gin was lifted above the historical pedigree that led Willa Cather to call it “the consolation of sailors and inebriate scrub-women.” LAST CALL
Liverpool were seemingly assured of the title in 1989 when they needed only to avoid a two-goal defeat at home to the Gunners to lift the trophy.
He had already lifted the skin flap to depart, when a low exclamation brought him back to the girl's side. The Sun of the Wolf
Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she reached up to lift the cover off the urn.
He ignored Sir Ralph's corpse but lifted back the insignia over the hospitaller's and the canvas sheet which lay underneath.
Lift the other skate and advance it just enough so you can set the heel wheel down next to your arch.
Snappers strike viciously when lifted from water or teased and can inflict a serious bite.
As Martin Luther King Jr. told us, "Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice."
The intention is to rely on them in the next 15 years or so to give our astronauts a lift into space. Think Progress » Steve King Blows Up, Physically Grabs TP Blogger When Asked About His Justification Of IRS Attack
It has a ratchet effect on people working as hard as they can, to lift the whole team up. Times, Sunday Times
The campers typically don't remember details of the retreat, says Caitlin Morgan, the gerontologist and social worker who directs the camp. But the experience significantly lifts their mood.
His experiments on the lift and drag of an aircraft helped answer the riddle of how birds fly and led to new wing designs.
He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.
A temporary lift has been installed enabling wheelchair access to one of the wonders of the world.
The details are a bit hairier as they involve isentropic lifting this morning, an upper-level disturbance later today and finally the approach of a cold front this evening. Houstonist
The thieves had scaled two fences and dragged the pup out of her locked kennel and lifted her over the walls, leaving two less valuable dogs behind.
He dropped his cap on a chair, unbuttoned his overcoat, lifting up his chin to unfasten the throat buttons.
A very typical view of them is with their head lifted to see if there is anything on the underside of a leaf above them. Times, Sunday Times
Toasting their successful ascent to the summit, she lifts her flask in the air, and father waves his walking stick.
Huge craters scarred the streets and Clifton airfield.
Your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full.
The new laws also lift a ban on multiple trade unions operating in a single workplace, something workers have sought.
If you want to be a powerlifter, then there are specific training regimens you can follow to increase your poundage for your bench, squat and deadlift.
Then he lifts up his head and utters that long April call, _Wick, wick, wick, wick_. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs
He knelt inside a globe of pale fire, his face lifted to the chains, his eyes closed.
Watch the miraculous gift of breath, as your diaphragm lifts up and pulls down.
This caused thermal uplift of Scotland and the East Shetland platform and volcanic activity.
The shoplifter stole hundreds of dollars worth of jewelry from the store.
The machine's arms lifted up, grasping it's head, rock and stone cracking and falling off in large boulders.
The training venue may need to have ramps for wheelchairs, lifts and reserved parking spaces. Training with N.L.P.
Volume gives a lift that lasts all day long. Times, Sunday Times
As chance would have it he was going to London as well and was able to give me a lift.
‘They were replaced as many of them were broken, cracked or lifted,’ he said.
He said: ‘These were then lifted one at a time into place on top of the supporting piers to form the bridge.’
As the morning gives way to afternoon, the anemic, late-winter sun burns through, lifting the heavy mist and exposing the dramatic steep-sided canyon. A Nation Passing On the Port
And the airlift was the beginning of a better relationship, and finally, we developed a friendship with the Americans. Daring Young Men
When the ‘toddlers' truce’ was lifted the search was on for programmes to pack the vacant hour; Twizzle helped fill the vacuum.
lift a ban
He could feel Tyna lift her head up from her awkward position across her shoulder.
This lifts the ambience of a room which might otherwise be gloomy during the day. Times, Sunday Times
She refused the offer of a lift back to the house she shared with three other students on Argyle Street.
It turned out that they were just locals making a buck or two by lifting the heavy loads.
Parking restrictions were lifted, with the result that the road is permanently blocked by cars.
The Bertram 31 and its prototype were designed with a remarkable 23-degree angle of deadrise at the transom with three lifting strakes on each side from the keel to the chine.
In shady corners, deeper in the wood, the fragrant pyrola lifted its scape of clustering bells, like a lily of the valley wandered to the forest. Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness
She is swimming lengths in the club pool and walking as much as she can rather than grabbing lifts.
The mist shrouding the valley had lifted by eight o'clock.
A portage is a place between lakes and rivers where the waters become so shallow or rapid that they cannot be navigated, and the boats have to be lifted ashore and carried overland until it is possible to take to the water again. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 41, August 19, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
The sails were lifted, though they also used the mechanical engine to steer the ship more easily.
An extension was built at the back with a lift to the fourth floor.
Less than 10 minutes after lift-off the payload parachuted safely back to Earth, and the suborbital flight was over.
She was caught shoplifting
Thanks to every instructor at BOEC who has allowed me to propel myself, in my monoski, up that hill to the Quicksilver lift. Summit Daily News - Top Stories
Lifting the pasta up high she tosses the spaghetti with a wooden fork and spoon to mix everything together.
She has a recurring nightmare about being stuck in a lift.
LIFT some parsnips and store in dry soil or peat under polythene ready for use when the soil is frozen. The Sun
You have to sell to demonstrate actual uplifts.
Separation of the boosters took place 2 m 30 s after liftoff, shortly followed by first stage burnout, separation and the ignition of the launcher's second stage.
Some beauty practitioners apply small jolts of electricity to facial muscles to "reprogram" them to lift. The Four Worst Wrinkle Fighters
Each kit comprises a cistern dam and a ball arm extension. 1 Lift off the cistern lid.
lift one's eyes
She needs time in downhill mode, and lifts are the way to get it.
I'm not a fan of the honours system, or peerages in general because very few genuinely deserve to be lifted in status.
Lift top leg to hip height then sweep it out in front. The Sun
Wilhelm lifted his head and fastened his eyes on the darkened house for a long moment, as though etching that sight into his mind forever.
After it gushes from the fountain in the temple precinct, the water is lifted by shadoof, water wheels, to the gardens of the palace, or sent by canals to every quarter of the city. ' Warlock
The animal, being unable to advance, was lifting his legs up and down (doing the _piaffer_), and sighing and groaning in agony. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.
That he was the one who thought of addressing and acting on the issue has lifted my estimation of Mr Rudd very much.
This isostatic rebound causes vertical uplift and the tensional forces due to the movement of the crust creates normal and graben faults. Mountain

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