Complete Definition of "uplift"

English

Pronunciation
(verb): ŭplĭftʹ, /�p�lɪft/, /<tt>Vp"lIft</tt>/
(adjective, noun): ŭpʹlĭft, /��plɪft/, /<tt>"VplIft?</tt>/

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb

  1. to raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level

Adjective
uplift

  1. lifted up

Noun
en-noun

  1. the act of being uplifted
  2. the result of being uplifted
  3. geology a tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building
  4. a brassiere that raises the breasts

Translations
trans-top|act of being uplifted
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|result of being uplifted
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|tectonic upheaval
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|brassiere that raises the breasts
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Category:English heteronyms

fa:uplift
io:uplift
it:uplift
ru:uplift
te:uplift
vi:uplift
zh:uplift

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