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• lift — [[t]lɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦ lifts, lifting, lifted 1) VERB If you lift something, you move it to another position, especially upwards. [V n] The Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superior... [V n prep/adv] She lifted the last of her drink to her lips …   English dictionary

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