Definition of Lifting. Meaning of Lifting. Synonyms of Lifting

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Definition of Lifting

Lifting
Lift Lift (l[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lifting.] [Icel. lypta, fr. lopt air; akin to Sw. lyfta to lift, Dan. l["o]fte, G. l["u]ften; -- prop., to raise into the air. See Loft, and cf. 1st Lift.] 1. To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support or holding in the higher place; -- said of material things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair or a burden.

Meaning of Lifting from wikipedia

- Look up lifting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lifting may refer to: Manual handling of loads Raising objects upwards, for example with lifting equipment...
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- athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with the aim of successfully lifting the heaviest weights...
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