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Definition of Upift
Up*lift" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Uplifting.] To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to
elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock.
Cowper.
Satan, talking to his nearest mate,
With head uplift above the wave, and eyes
That sparkling blazed. Milton.
Up"lift` (?), n. (Geol.) A
raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and
uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
Up*lift" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Uplifting.] To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to
elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock.
Cowper.
Satan, talking to his nearest mate,
With head uplift above the wave, and eyes
That sparkling blazed. Milton.
Up"lift` (?), n. (Geol.) A
raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and
uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to raise something to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level
- lifted up
- the act, or the result of being uplifted
- (geology) a tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building
- a brassiere that raises the breasts
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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