English Explanatory Dictionary

lifting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation
  2. Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
  3. Plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance.
  4. Theft.
  5. A certain operation on a measure space; see lifting theory.
  6. Synonym of heavy lifting (“the most effort etc.”)
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of lift

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪf.tɪŋ/ en-us-lifting.ogg

Word forms

lifting liftings

Synonyms

weightlifting facelift heavy lifting

Derived words

car-lifting commutant lifting theorem ego lifting heavy lifting lifting agent lifting bridge lifting chalk lifting gas lifting shop lifting span lifting the exponent shoplifting star lifting tracklifting type lifting weightlifting liftingly powerlifting shirtlifting slifting unlifting
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