Meaning

2 senses
  1. Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.

    Gesichtsstraffung, Facelift

    ли́фтингlífting, подтя́жкаpodtjážka

    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

  2. (broadly)Any activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something.

    The old building will get a facelift with new paint, carpet, and decoration.

Examples

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  1. Mary has had a facelift.

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  2. The whole city was getting a facelift.

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  3. That aging film star has had three facelifts.

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  4. The plastic surgeon botched the facelift and was sued for millions.

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  5. She had a facelift.

    ruЕй сделали подтяжку лица.

    deSie hat sich das Gesicht straffen lassen.

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Translations

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Deutsch
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plastic surgery to the face:

Origin

From face + lift.

From face + lift.

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Forms

plural: facelifts

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

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