Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).

  2. (countable, uncountable)A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.

    (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

  3. (countable, uncountable)The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.

  4. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)A brassiere that raises the breasts.

    a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts

  5. (countable, uncountable)An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.

Examples

25 sentences
  1. I found it uplifting.

  2. I feel so uplifted.

  3. Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.

    Марно сподіватися на відсторонену рефлексію коли до горлянки ножа приставили. — pinaxe

  4. Adding up numbers is very uplifting.

    ruПрибавление чисел очень поднимает настроение. — FeuDRenais

  5. Work that uplifts others creates change.

Translations

3 languages

Origin

From up- + lift.

From up- + lift.

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Forms

plural: uplifts
Singularuplift
Pluraluplifts

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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