uplift : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: uplift	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for uplift
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uplift n (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) Synonym(s): upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts v fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" Synonym(s): elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate Antonym(s): cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town" lift up or elevate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uplift \Uplift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uplifting}.] To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift* the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper. Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uplift \Up"lift`\, n. (Geol.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.