lift
Example Sentences
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Enlarging the suit by around three-quarters of an inch was enough to increase lift by 5% and lengthen jumps by more than 16 feet, according to the scientific research.
Higher commodity prices offer a lift to the PPI but not enough to keep it out of contraction for a 40th consecutive month.
In the middle of the night, if he woke up and was bored, he kicked his blanket off, lifted his legs in the air, pointed with his finger, and said softly, "Knee, knee, knee."
From Literature
Uneven sandbars lifted and then dropped us in a slow-motion, repetitive dance on the sediment floor.
From Los Angeles Times
“We do not expect shareholders to see a material lift in dividends/total return over the next 12-24 months,” says analyst Tom Allen.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
