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Verb
/ˌəpˈlift/,
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uplifted, past participle; uplifts, 3rd person singular present; uplifting, present participle; uplifted, past tense;
  1. Lift (something) up; raise
    • - her uplifted face
  2. (of an island, mountain, etc.) Be created by an upward movement of the earth's surface

  3. Elevate or stimulate (someone) morally or spiritually
    • - an uplifting tune
Noun
  1. An act of raising something

  2. The upward movement of part of the earth's surface

  3. Support, esp. for a woman's bust, from a garment
    • - an uplift bra
  4. A morally or spiritually elevating influence
    • - their love will prove an enormous uplift
  1. elate: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
  2. upheaval: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
  3. a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
  4. lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"
  5. lift up or elevate
  6. (uplifted) exalted emotionally especially with pride
  7. Tectonic uplift is a geological process most often caused by plate tectonics which increases elevation. The opposite of uplift is subsidence, which results in a decrease in elevation. Uplift may be orogenic or isostatic.
  8. Uplifter is the ninth studio album by American rock band 311, released on June 2, 2009 by Volcano Records. It is the band's first album in nearly four years, the longest gap between albums in 311's career. ...
  9. The act or result of being uplifted; A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building; A brassiere that raises the breasts; To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level; this sense?) lifted up
  10. (uplifting) Which heightens the mood
  11. (upliftment) Lifting up; elevation or promotion
  12. (Uplifting) Energizing blend of citrus & ginger.
  13. (Uplifting) spiritually or mentally stimulating
  14. (uplifts) positive events that make us feel good.
  15. Wind load on a building which causes a load in the upward direction.
  16. A broad and gentle epeirogenic increase in the elevation of a region without a eustatic change of sea level.
  17. The additional expense from operating more expensive generating units to meet local demand; also called congestion costs
  18. Payments to resources operated out of merit. See Net Commitment-Period Compensation.
  19. An incentive applied in many taxation regimes, whereby the government/regulatory authority allows the oil company to charge additional depreciation against its profits, above the actual investment made.
  20. British term now adopted in the US; a charge to adjust for differences between forecasted an actual demand and to cover costs for additional ancillary services needed to cope with that difference. ...
  21. (meteorology) The rising of warm, less dense air in the atmospheredue to surface heating. Compare subsidence. [2]
  22. a negative reaction or force that lifts a beam, a truss, a pile, or other bridge elements
  23. (a) The upward pressure in the pores of a material (interstitial pressure) on the base of a structure. An upward force on a structure caused by frost heave or windforce. The upward water pressure on a structure.
  24. A force that raises a sequence of rock, often due to stress or buoyancy.
  25. A structurally high area in the crust, produced by positive movements that raise or upthrust the rocks, as in a dome or arch.