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Some common synonyms of lift are boost, elevate, heave, hoist, raise, and rear. While all these words mean "to move from a lower to a higher place or position," lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight.
- Shoplift
Synonyms for SHOPLIFT: poach, snatch, grab, rifle, seize,...
- Shoplift
Find 132 different ways to say LIFT, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
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A: It's slang. By lift, he means that they will "pick him up". It sounds like he plans to kidnap him.
In British English, "lifted" can certainly mean stolen as you suggested, but along with a number of other similarly informal or slang words for the same thing (eg 'nicked', or 'nabbed') it doesn't have to mean that the crime of theft has been committed. It can also mean that something has been reappropriated.
lift /lɪft/ vb. to rise or cause to rise upwards from the ground or another support to a higher place: to lift a sack. to move or cause to move upwards: to lift one's eyes. (transitive) to take hold of in order to carry or remove: to lift something down from a shelf.
lift. [ lift ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used with object) to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist. Synonyms: elevate. Antonyms: lower. to raise or direct upward: to lift one's head. He lifted his arm in a gesture of farewell; to lift one's head.
