lift
/lɪft/verb
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1
To raise or rise.
2
To cause to move upwards.
3
To steal.
4
To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
5
To arrest (a person).
6
To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
7
To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
8
To disperse, to break up.
9
To lift weights; to weight-lift.
10
To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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