lift up

/lɪft əp/
/lɪft əp/
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Other forms: lifted up; lifting up; lifts up

Definitions of lift up
  1. verb
    take and lift upward
    synonyms: gather up, pick up
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    type of:
    bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
    raise from a lower to a higher position
  2. verb
    fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
    synonyms: elate, intoxicate, pick up, uplift
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    types:
    beatify
    make blessedly happy
    puff
    make proud or conceited
    beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink
    fill with sublime emotion
    type of:
    excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir
    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
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