Definitions for LIFTING
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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. liftingnoun

   Plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance; facelift.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Lifting

   of Lift

2. Liftingadjective

   used in, or for, or by, lifting

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Lifting

   Moving or bringing something from a lower level to a higher one. The concept encompasses biomechanic stresses resulting from work done in transferring objects from one plane to another as well as the effects of varying techniques of patient handling and transfer.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. lifting

   The rising of fog or haze from the surface of the water.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lifting

   This technical term in the printing trade, because type is lifted out of the columns prior to distribution, or, as may happen in a newspaper, to be held over until the next issue for want of space, has come to be applied by journalists to literary theft. Facts, anecdotes, or jokes stolen from a contribution submitted to an editor on approval are said to have been “lifted.” One newspaper, too, often “lifts” matter from another without acknowledgment.

Anagrams for LIFTING »

1. fliting

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1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIFTING in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIFTING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of LIFTING in a Sentence

1. Loren Bouchard:

   The work he has done deserves to be printed and bound and put up on a shelf somewhere, he's done so much culinary heavy lifting, we wouldn't do it without Cole.

2. Yair Lapid:

   Today, a country that threatens the existence of Israel, denies the Holocaust, destabilizes the Middle East, subjugates its own people and supports terror across the globe is being strengthened by the international community, the lifting of sanctions strengthens Hezbollah, it strengthens (Syrian President Bashar al-) Assad, it strengthens terrorists across the region who benefit from Iranian support.

3. Michelle Wu:

   As of today, our public health data show that Boston is officially below the 3 critical thresholds for heightened Covid protections, so we are lifting the proof of vaccination requirement, this news highlights the progress we've made in our fight against Covid-19 thanks to vaccines boosters -- which have always been our most effective weapon against the pandemic. It's a win for every Bostonian doing our part to keep our communities safe, and we have to keep going.

4. Norihiro Fujito:

   It's natural to think that there was another factor beyond recovering global risk sentiment lifting the dollar which had been stagnant for a while.

5. Keith Davis:

   As long as there's economic weakness outside the U.S., which doesn't seem to be lifting anytime soon, it's going to be one of those stocks that suffers.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lifting
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LIFTING
3. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=LIFTING
4. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=LIFTING