lift
lift
nounDefinition of LIFT
1
an act or instance of helping <the company's senior vice president gave his son a much-needed lift up the corporate ladder>
Synonyms abetment, aid, assist, assistance, backing, boost, hand, helping hand, leg up, lift, support
Related Words advancement, encouragement, facilitation, forwarding, furtherance, furthering, nurturance; benefaction, patronage, promotion, sponsorship; advice, care, counsel, guidance, mentoring; attendance, attention, hand-holding, service; beneficence, charity, favor, kindness, philanthropy; assuagement, palliation, relief, succor
Near Antonyms constraint, frustration, inhibition, interference, obstruction, repression, restraint; deterrence, discouragement
Antonyms hindrance
2
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another <I'll need a lift to work while my car is in the shop>
Synonyms lift, transportation
