| Main Entry: | lift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move upwards; ascend |
Synonyms: |
arise, aspire, bear aloft, boost, bring up, build up, buoy up, climb, come up, disappear, disperse, dissipate, draw up, elevate, erect, goose, heft, hike, hike up, hoist, jack up, jump up, mount, move up, pick up, put up, raise, raise high, rear, rise, soar, take up, up, upheave, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear, vanish |
Antonyms: |
descend, drop, lower |
| Main Entry: | lift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repeal, revoke |
Synonyms: |
annul, cancel, countermand, dismantle, end, recall, relax, remove, rescind, reverse, stop, terminate |
Antonyms: |
impose, set down |
| Main Entry: | lift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | steal |
Synonyms: |
abstract, appropriate, cop, copy, crib, filch, hook, nip, pilfer, pinch, pirate, plagiarize, pocket, purloin, snitch, swipe, take, thieve |
Antonyms: |
give, receive |
| Main Entry: | lift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promote, improve |
Synonyms: |
advance, ameliorate, boost, build up, dignify, elevate, enhance, exalt, hike, jack up, raise, support, upgrade |
Antonyms: |
demote, depress, dispirit, weaken |
| Main Entry: | amend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve, correct |
Synonyms: |
alter, ameliorate, better, change, elevate, enhance, fix, help, lift, make up for, mend, modify, pay one's dues, raise, rectify, reform, remedy, repair, revise, right, square* |
| Notes: | when you amend a text, you change it - usually for the better and when you emend a text, you simply correct the mistakes; whereas one can amend various aspects of conduct or behavior, emend is used if the issue at hand is that of a manuscript, speech, or literary product |
Antonyms: |
blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, harm, impair, injure, mar, reduce, subtract, worsen |
| Main Entry: | appropriate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | steal |
Synonyms: |
annex, borrow, clap, confiscate, cop, embezzle, filch, get fingers on, get hands on, glom on to, grab, grab hold of, hijack, liberate, lift, misappropriate, moonlight requisition, pilfer, pocket, secure, snatch, swipe, take over, usurp |
Antonyms: |
bequeath, bestow, give, return |
| Main Entry: | boost |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push, usually up |
Synonyms: |
advance, elevate, heave, heighten, hoist, lift, raise, shove, thrust, upraise, uprear |
| Main Entry: | borrow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take for temporary use |
Synonyms: |
accept loan of, acquire, beg, bite, bum, cadge, chisel, give a note for, hire, hit up, lift, mooch, negotiate, obtain, pawn, pledge, raise money, rent, run into debt, scrounge, see one's uncle, soak, sponge, take on loan, tap, touch, use temporarily |
Antonyms: |
give, lend, pay, return |
| Main Entry: | buoy (up) |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make light, encourage |
Synonyms: |
bolster, boost, buck up, cheer, cheer up, encourage, hearten, keep afloat, lift, prop, raise, support, sustain, uphold |
Antonyms: |
bring down, depress |
| Main Entry: | carry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport physical object |
Synonyms: |
backpack, bear, bring, cart, channel, conduct, convey, convoy, displace, ferry, fetch, freight, funnel, give, haul, heft, hoist, import, lift, lug, move, pack, pipe, portage, relay, relocate, remove, schlepp, shift, shoulder, sustain, take, tote, traject, transfer, transmit, transplant, truck, waft |