The company was accused of trying to lift their competitor's design for the new smartphone model.
Her article closely resembles her colleague's earlier work, and some people think she may have lifted his ideas without giving proper credit.
The comedian was sued for allegedly lifting a joke from another popular comedian's stand-up routine.
After the scandal, it was clear the novelist had lifted several key plot elements from an obscure 19th-century novel.
A blogger was criticized for lifting an entire passage from a renowned author's essay and passing it off as his own work.

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Crib

Meaning⁵

Call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

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Send For

Meaning⁶

Remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

The gardener carefully lift the dahlia tubers in autumn to protect them from frost.
Lift the leek seedlings from the nursery bed as soon as they have two sets of leaves.
We will lift the begonia plugs from the trays and plant them directly into hanging baskets.
It's essential to lift the newly raised strawberry plants within a few weeks of germination to provide adequate space for growth.
The gardener takes great care to lift the fuchsia cuttings from their potting trays and transplant them into individual containers.

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Meaning⁷

Move upwards; "lift one's eyes".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Meaning⁸

Move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

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Lift (noun)

Meaning⁹

Rise up; "The building rose before them".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

Rise
Rear

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Look
Seem

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Meaning¹⁰

Take (root crops) out of the ground; "lift potatoes".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

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Dig Out

Meaning¹¹

Remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

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Meaning¹²

Rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

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Warp
Buckle

Meaning¹³

Make audible; "He lifted a war whoop".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

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Meaning¹⁴

Invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

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Raise

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Meaning¹⁵

Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

Wind
Hoist

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Trice

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Lift (noun)

Meaning¹⁶

Perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face.

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Examples

The doctor will lift the patient's eyelids to improve their appearance and reduce sagging skin.
To achieve the desired youthful look, the surgeon decided to lift the corners of her mouth.
She underwent a facelift to lift her jowls and tighten her facial skin.
The procedure involved a thread lift to gently lift and contour the patient's cheeks.
The celebrity opted for a brow lift to lift her eyebrows and raise her forehead.

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Face-lift

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Operate On

Meaning¹⁷

Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

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Meaning¹⁸

Raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

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Alter
Modify

Meaning¹⁹

Make off with belongings of others.

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

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Lifter (noun)

Meaning²⁰

Raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

She carefully lift the priceless vase onto the top shelf without scratching it.
The crane lift the steel beam into place to continue the construction of the new bridge.
Be careful not to lift anything heavy while you are still recovering from your injury.
Lift the anchor up to check for any tangles in the rope before heading out to sea.
As the count reached ten everyone at the concert will lift their arms in the air cheering.

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Move

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Meaning²¹

Take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

She had to strain to lift the heavy basket of laundry upstairs.
Lift the couch cushions and take off the covers for cleaning.
The forklift was needed to lift the pallet of boxes into the truck.
To solve the puzzle, you have to lift one layer to find the hidden clue underneath.
Carefully lift the baby out of the bathtub and dry her off.