uplift

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual,…

   To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.

   • They recognised that their free-lay properties were just right for premises where there had to be easy access to underfloor cables or where office layouts needed to be readily changed without having to uplift the carpet every time.
2. 2

   To aggravate

   To aggravate; to increase.

3. 3

   To be accepted for carriage on a flight.

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   1. 4

      To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.

      • In an affidavit supporting an application for a court order to uplift the child, a social worker said there were ongoing family violence issues between the baby's mother and father.
   2. 5

      To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.

   3. 6

      To backport.

   4. 7

      To pick up

      To pick up; take possession of.

   5. 8

      The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).

      • The EMR Regional timetable improvements also include a significant uplift in Sunday services.
      • This means that while initial funding will come from the public purse, landowners along the route will eventually pay back a share of the uplift in land values created by the new line.
   6. 9

      A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.

      • Recent uplift of the Maine and Oregon coasts has not been enough to "undrown" the larger valleys; the shorelines are still submergent.
      • This is explained as an uplift in the coast at a rate of 16.2 mm/y in the period before 1900, a downlift of 2.8 mm/y in the period 1900-1906 and a rapid «sinking» of the coast at 22.7 mm/y in the 24 months before the earthquake.
   7. 10

      The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.

   8. 11

      A brassiere that raises the breasts.

   9. 12

      An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.

      • The CMA fined the companies involved £3.4 million, which included uplifts for director level involvement.

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