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uplift |
3 definitions found 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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Uplift \Up*lift"\, 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: uplift n 1: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) [syn: {upheaval}, {upthrow}, {upthrust}] 2: a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts v 1: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism [syn: {elate}, {lift up}, {pick up}, {intoxicate}] [ant: {depress}] 2: lift up from the earth; of geologic forces 3: lift up or elevate
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