LIFT UP

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does lift up mean? 

• LIFT UP (verb)
  The verb LIFT UP has 2 senses:

1. take and lift upward
2. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

  Familiarity information: LIFT UP used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIFT UP (verb)

Meaning:

Take and lift upward

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

gather up; lift up; pick up

Hypernyms (to "lift up" is one way to...):

bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

elate; intoxicate; uplift; lift up; pick up

Context example:

Music can uplift your spirits

Hypernyms (to "lift up" is one way to...):

excite; shake; shake up; stimulate; stir (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of)

Cause:

joy; rejoice (feel happiness or joy)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lift up"):

beatify (make blessedly happy)

puff (make proud or conceited)

beatify; exalt; exhilarate; inebriate; thrill (fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

The good news will lift up her
The performance is likely to lift up Sue