Lift Out (Verb)
Meaning
Take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Lift the pot and carefully lift out the cooked noodles with a slotted spoon.
- Be careful not to splash when you lift out the filter from the oil.
- The scientist used a spoon to lift out the sediments from the water sample.
- She carefully lifted out the fragile figurine from the crate using a velvet-gloved hand.
- To serve, lift out generous portions of the mousse with a large serving spoon.