A Lift

An act of lifting or raising.
The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.
An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.
(measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
(historical slang) A thief.
(dance) The lifting of a dance partner into the air.
Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
An improvement in mood.
The amount or weight to be lifted.
The space or distance through which anything is lifted.(Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
A rise; a degree of elevation.
A liftgate.
(nautical) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
(engineering) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
(shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.
(horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.