| break out | | |
| v. (change) | 1. break out, erupt | start abruptly.; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc" |
| ~ begin, start | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense.; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" |
| v. (change) | 2. break out | begin suddenly and sometimes violently.; "He broke out shouting" |
| ~ begin, start | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense.; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" |
| v. (motion) | 3. break, break away, break out | move away or escape suddenly.; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" |
| ~ break | make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing.; "The ranks broke" |
| ~ escape, get away, break loose | run away from confinement.; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" |
| v. (contact) | 4. break out | take from stowage in preparation for use. |
| ~ unpack, take out | remove from its packing.; "unpack the presents" |
| v. (change) | 5. break out, erupt, recrudesce | become raw or open.; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" |
| ~ pain, ail, trouble | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed. |
| lift | | |
| n. (act) | 1. lift | the act of giving temporary assistance. |
| ~ assist, assistance, help, aid | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. aerodynamic lift, lift | the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity. |
| ~ aerodynamic force | forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids). |
| ~ ground effect | apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground. |
| n. (event) | 3. elevation, lift, raising | the event of something being raised upward.; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" |
| ~ rising, ascension, ascent, rise | a movement upward.; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" |
| n. (event) | 4. lift, rise | a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground. |
| ~ moving ridge, wave | one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water). |
| n. (artifact) | 5. lift, ski lift, ski tow | a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill. |
| ~ chair lift, chairlift | a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable. |
| ~ transport, conveyance | something that serves as a means of transportation. |
| ~ rope tow | a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto. |
| ~ surface lift | a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. lift | a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. lift | one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot. |
| ~ heel | the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation. |
| ~ layer, bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" |
| ~ top lift | the bottom layer of a heel. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. elevator, lift | lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ elevator car, car | where passengers ride up and down.; "the car was on the top floor" |
| ~ dumbwaiter, food elevator | a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another. |
| ~ freight elevator, service elevator | an elevator designed for carrying freight. |
| ~ lifting device | a device for lifting heavy loads. |
| ~ paternoster | a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor. |
| n. (act) | 9. cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, facelift, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised.; "some actresses have more than one face lift" |
| ~ nose job, rhinoplasty | cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose. |
| ~ anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery | surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue. |
| n. (act) | 10. airlift, lift | transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable). |
| ~ transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport | the act of moving something from one location to another. |
| ~ berlin airlift | airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin. |
| n. (act) | 11. lift | a ride in a car.; "he gave me a lift home" |
| ~ ride, drive | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile).; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
| n. (act) | 12. heave, lift, raise | the act of raising something.; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" |
| ~ actuation, propulsion | the act of propelling. |
| v. (motion) | 13. bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| ~ get up | cause to rise.; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M." |
| ~ jack, jack up | lift with a special device.; "jack up the car so you can change the tire" |
| ~ shoulder | lift onto one's shoulders. |
| ~ kick up | cause to rise by kicking.; "kick up dust" |
| ~ hoist, wind, lift | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help.; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" |
| ~ trice, trice up | raise with a line.; "trice a window shade" |
| ~ run up, hoist | raise.; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail" |
| ~ hoist | move from one place to another by lifting.; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ pump | raise (gases or fluids) with a pump. |
| ~ levitate | cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.; "The magician levitated the woman" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| ~ underlay | raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type.; "underlay the plate" |
| ~ skid | elevate onto skids. |
| ~ pinnacle | raise on or as if on a pinnacle.; "He did not want to be pinnacled" |
| ~ chin, chin up | raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar. |
| ~ leaven, prove, raise | cause to puff up with a leaven.; "unleavened bread" |
| ~ heighten | increase the height of.; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars" |
| ~ boost, hike, hike up | increase.; "The landlord hiked up the rents" |
| ~ gather up, lift up, pick up | take and lift upward. |
| ~ erect, rear | cause to rise up. |
| v. (contact) | 14. lift | take hold of something and move it to a different location.; "lift the box onto the table" |
| ~ heave up, heft, heft up, heave | lift or elevate. |
| ~ fork, pitchfork | lift with a pitchfork.; "pitchfork hay" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (motion) | 15. lift, raise | move upwards.; "lift one's eyes" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| v. (motion) | 16. arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ scend, surge | rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave.; "the boats surged" |
| ~ climb, climb up, go up, mount | go upward with gradual or continuous progress.; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" |
| ~ soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom | rise rapidly.; "the dollar soared against the yen" |
| ~ go up | be erected, built, or constructed.; "New buildings are going up everywhere" |
| ~ rocket, skyrocket | shoot up abruptly, like a rocket.; "prices skyrocketed" |
| ~ bubble | rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles.; "bubble to the surface" |
| ~ uplift | lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces.; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town" |
| ~ chandelle | climb suddenly and steeply.; "The airplane chandelled" |
| ~ steam | rise as vapor. |
| ~ uprise, ascend, come up, rise | come up, of celestial bodies.; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" |
| v. (communication) | 17. lift | make audible.; "He lifted a war whoop" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (communication) | 18. annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate | cancel officially.; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" |
| ~ go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation.; "She backed out of her promise" |
| ~ strike down, cancel | declare null and void; make ineffective.; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" |
| v. (possession) | 19. abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe | make off with belongings of others. |
| ~ steal | take without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| v. (contact) | 20. hoist, lift, wind | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help.; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" |
| ~ trice, trice up | hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope. |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| v. (change) | 21. lift, raise | invigorate or heighten.; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| v. (change) | 22. elevate, lift, raise | raise in rank or condition.; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ dignify | raise the status of.; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer" |
| ~ exalt | raise in rank, character, or status.; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser" |
| v. (change) | 23. lift | take off or away by decreasing.; "lift the pressure" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (stative) | 24. lift, rear, rise | rise up.; "The building rose before them" |
| ~ appear, seem, look | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
| ~ hulk, tower, loom, predominate | appear very large or occupy a commanding position.; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" |
| v. (possession) | 25. lift | pay off (a mortgage). |
| ~ liquidate, pay off | eliminate by paying off (debts). |
| v. (possession) | 26. lift, plagiarise, plagiarize | take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property. |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ crib | take unauthorized (intellectual material). |
| ~ steal | take without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| v. (possession) | 27. lift, rustle | take illegally.; "rustle cattle" |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ steal | take without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| v. (contact) | 28. airlift, lift | fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means.; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia" |
| ~ fly | transport by aeroplane.; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" |
| v. (contact) | 29. lift | take (root crops) out of the ground.; "lift potatoes" |
| ~ dig, dig out | create by digging.; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" |
| v. (communication) | 30. lift | call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs. |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| v. (change) | 31. lift | rise upward, as from pressure or moisture.; "The floor is lifting slowly" |
| ~ warp, buckle, heave | bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat.; "The highway buckled during the heat wave" |
| v. (change) | 32. lift, raise | put an end to.; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| v. (change) | 33. lift | remove (hair) by scalping. |
| ~ scalp | remove the scalp of.; "The enemies were scalped" |
| v. (change) | 34. lift | remove from a seedbed or from a nursery.; "lift the tulip bulbs" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 35. lift | remove from a surface.; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (body) | 36. face-lift, lift | perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face. |
| ~ operate on, operate | perform surgery on.; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" |
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